Should I compare pointers with is of == ?

[Jeremie Pelletier]

Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:15:01 -0400, #ponce <aliloko at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> It's a bit unclear to me.
>>
>> I know I must compare references with is but pointers ?
> 
> Like Moritz said, there is no semantic difference with pointers, but you 
> may consider comparing with is if you are looking for equivalence.  It 
> cannot ever be overridden, so if for some reason you decided to change 
> your pointer to a class reference, it doesn't accidentally morph into a 
> virtual call (possibly to a null object causing a segfault).
> 
> -Steve

I agree, I only learned recently that == is not a direct pointer 
comparison for classes, I had to scramble all around my code to replace 
them with is and !is, so for good habit I'd go with using is for pointer 
equality too.

Jeremie