array !is null fails

[BCS]

Reply to John,

> BCS wrote:
> 
>> this works:
>> 
>> assert((cast(char*)null)[0..0] !is null);
>> 
>> this dosn't
>> 
>> assert((cast(char*)null)[0..10] !is null);
>> 
>> DMD v1.005 linux
>> 
>> Am I missing somthing?
>> 
> Seems like a safety thing to me.  If an array has a non-zero length,
> the still points at null, you shouldn't be looking at it.

That's why it's in the assert

>  A zero
> length array is always valid, however.  A zero-length array is still
> an array, not null... depending on your definition.
> 

Ah... I though that [i..i].length == 1? 

> Dunno what the implications of such a discontinuity are, but you could
> just use .ptr or (!is null && .length > 0) if you want.
> 

What good is the (array !is null) if it doesn't tell you when the pointer 
is null?