From -3254050908173053800 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f78e5,f86cdbd4280bf4a1 X-Google-Attributes: gidf78e5,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-11-19 12:48:01 PST Newsgroups: comp.std.c++ Path: nntp.gmd.de!xlink.net!news.dfn.de!Germany.EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!caen!msuinfo!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!news From: maxtal@physics.su.OZ.AU (John Max Skaller) Subject: Re: Bytes and Characters Message-ID: Sender: news@ucc.su.OZ.AU Nntp-Posting-Host: physics.su.oz.au Organization: School of Physics, University of Sydney, Australia References: <3al1hk$3am@tethys.otol.fi> Date: Sat, 19 Nov 1994 20:48:01 GMT Lines: 17 In article <3al1hk$3am@tethys.otol.fi> tohoyn@janus.otol.fi (Tommi H|yn{l{nmaa) writes: >What is the reason that there is no keyword "nil" in C++ ? >It's quite funny that people try to implement it with templates etc. James Kanze wrote a proposal. The extensions subgroup rejected it. There was no "nil" previously, a proposal for it was rejected, so there is no "nil" now either. Hope that answers your question. -- JOHN (MAX) SKALLER, INTERNET:maxtal@suphys.physics.su.oz.au Maxtal Pty Ltd, 81A Glebe Point Rd, GLEBE Mem: SA IT/9/22,SC22/WG21 NSW 2037, AUSTRALIA Phone: 61-2-566-2189