On 21/08/2008, at 01.56, John C. Randolph wrote:


On Aug 20, 2008, at 4:15 PM, Torsten Curdt wrote:

There was a common perception that NULL is not really the same as nil. But seems like in the end it really is (void*)0.


They differ in type, not in value.

"NULL" is (void *) 0.
"nil" is (id) 0.
"Nil" is (Class) 0.

Personally, I prefer "if (!foo)" over "if (foo == nil)", because the latter has the hazard of a typo that compiles. You can lose a fair bit of time staring at "if (foo = nil)" before you spot the mistake.

Which is why you should always write "if (nil == foo)".

--
  jules


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