When comparing pointers, is there any difference when writing:
int* p1, p2;
if(p1 == p2) {...}
if(p1 is p2) {...}
?
My guess would be that no, there isn't *but*:
*Using "==" shows the *intent* of comparing the pointer values?
*Using "is" shows the *intent* of checking if the pointed objects
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monarch_dodra:
Either that, or is it considered "best practice" to use "is" to
compare pointers,
For two pointers using "==" or "is" is the same. And I don't
remember "best practices" about this. If your pointers later risk
becoming class references, then it's better to use "is".
Bye,
bear
On Monday, 27 August 2012 at 16:33:46 UTC, bearophile wrote:
monarch_dodra:
Either that, or is it considered "best practice" to use "is"
to compare pointers,
For two pointers using "==" or "is" is the same. And I don't
remember "best practices" about this. If your pointers later
risk becomi
