Re: std::string(false) - is not a compliation error
Krzysztof Ziolkowski <myName_mySurname@mentor.com> wrote:
Recently I've found a bug based on feature that 0 is a null pointer.
Thats why (a suppose :-) ) std::string constructor string(false) is
not recognized as an compilation error (while string(true) is) and it
cause a runtime error, especially in case:
std::string fun()
{
// some not offen use code - eg error handling
return false;
}
It should be a compilation warning, in my opinion, in such a case
and/or check for NULL pointer in std::string (at least in debug
version).
Right now, string's constructor crashes when passed a NULL pointer, =
giving you a chance to drop into the debugger then and there. If it were =
to explicitly check for NULL, what should it do differently and what =
additional benefit would you hope to gain from the new behavior?
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