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From: Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: question about nullptr
Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2024 21:01:44 -0700
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Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> writes:
[...]
> This posting has inspired me to try using (long)0.0
> whenever a null pointer constant is needed.  As for
> example
>
>     (void*){ (long)0.0 }
>
> as an argument to a variadic function where a pointer
> is expected.

But surely ((void*)('/'/'/'-'/'/'/')) is more elegant.

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */