Re: references wanted

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Date: Thu, 28 Mar 1996 00:03

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In article <4ja3of$p7m@solutions.solon.com> Chris Hockett <75024.3236@CompuServe.COM> writes:
 >What is wrong with typecasting NULL to whatever type you are 
 >testing against?
 >
 >i.e.
 >
 >tMyType *ptr;
 >
 >if(ptr == (tMyType *) NULL)
 >   ...
 >
Nothing is *wrong* with it.  However, some of us find that it is just
extra clutter.  It may take a moment longer to see what is being
expressed.  It is a little like adding comments to source.  Too few
and they reader spends too much time analysing to see what you are
trying to do.  Too many, and the actual program gets hidden, and
he can't see why it doesn't do what the comments say it should.

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