Björn Linse wrote: > > The NULL is supposed to be the same as an empty, mutable list. This is > > tricky, because code that expects a list needs to check for the NULL and > > create the list if needed. > > how could this be possible? > > let x = getreg("a",1,1) " returns NULL > let y = x > call add(x, "text") > > now x is created, but y is still NULL, inconsistent with if x referred > to an non-NULL empty list.
OK, yes, in that case it is different from a real empty list. Do we really case about that? -- Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn't have to do it. /// Bram Moolenaar -- b...@moolenaar.net -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\ /// sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ \\\ \\\ an exciting new programming language -- http://www.Zimbu.org /// \\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org /// -- -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_dev+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.