Re: Non-null objects, the Null Object pattern, and T.init

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 1/16/14 6:09 PM, Peter Alexander wrote:
On Friday, 17 January 2014 at 02:07:08 UTC, deadalnix wrote:
Most object don't have a sensible init value. That is just hiding
the problem under the carpet.

That's true.

class Widget
{
     Widget parent;
     static Widget init = ???
}

How do you define init?

Depends on what you want. Could be null or could have itself as a 
parent. The null object pattern is what it is.

Andrei