[std.c.stdlib] (malloc(something) is null) or (malloc(something) == 0)?

[bearophile via Digitalmars-d-learn]

Alexandr Druzhinin:

> In D code I do
> void* data = GC.malloc(...);
> if(data is null)
> 	...
>
> In C code I do
> void* data = malloc(...);
> if(data == null)
> 	...
>
> What to do when in D code I have
> void* data = std.c.stdlib.malloc(...);
> if(data ?) // is null vs == 0

"x is null" or "x == null" are the same operation when x is a raw 
pointer.

Bye,
bearophile