It doesn't know the value *at* the pointer, nor the value it points to, unless
your using a statement to assign/check. The pointer points to an address, so
the compiler doesn't really know the value unless it's assigned, or unless it's
a constant in some cases.
Thanks,
Tyler Littlefield
http://tds-solutions.net
Twitter: sorressean
On Feb 24, 2010, at 9:42 PM, Benjamin Scott wrote:
> Just curious, but why would the compiler
> knowing the value of a pointer be pointless?
> I'm not sure what you mean, are you
> missing part of a thought?
>
> --- On Wed, 2/24/10, Steve Searle <st...@stevesearle.com> wrote:
>
> From: Steve Searle <st...@stevesearle.com>
> Subject: Re: [c-prog] Is NULL defined somewhere?
> To: c-prog@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 6:41 PM
>
>
>
> Around 12:20am on Thursday, February 25, 2010 (UK time), Benjamin Scott
> scrawled:
>
> > According to my understanding, If a Pointer has the
>
> > value of 0, then it shows the compilier that it points
>
> > to nothing, but I thought normally NULL is defined as
>
> > 0.
>
> Surely the concept of the compiler knowing a value of a pointer is
>
> meaningless?
>
> Steve
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