Emulate C's (polymorphic) NULL type

Anonymouse via Digitalmars-d-learn digitalmars-d-learn at puremagic.com
Mon Jun 6 04:40:11 PDT 2016


On Monday, 6 June 2016 at 09:43:23 UTC, ParticlePeter wrote:
> In C NULL can be used as integer as well as null pointer.
> Is there a way to create such a type in D?
>
> The type should have only one value which is obviously (0/null).
> A extern( C ) function should be able to take it as either one.
>
> Overloaded enum pops into my mind as example:
> enum NULL = 0;
> enum NULL = null;
>
>
> Is this possible somehow?

If you want it for use in logical expressions then implicit 
boolean conversion will treat them as the same.

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