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 <bearophileh...@lycos.com> > 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 >