So are a newly allocated array and a null one just the same thing?
int[] a = [], b = null;
assert(a == b);
assert(a.length == b.length);
assert(a.ptr == a.ptr);
My code made distinction between empty and invalid collections, this mean
that need to track the invalidation on another place?
Pedro Lacerda
2012/2/27 bearophile <[email protected]>
> Jonathan M Davis:
>
> > Arrays treat null kind of funny.
>
> Seen with the knowledge of today, the D confusion between pointers and
> dynamic arrays was a design mistake.
> Recently a bit of this mess was fixed, now this is a syntax error, thanks
> to Don support too:
>
> void main() {
> auto a = new int[5];
> *a = 2;
> }
>
> But I'd like this whole situation to be fixed a bit more.
>
> Bye,
> bearophile
>
