Re: Null value into an integer variable

[Gianluigi <gradobag@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Il 19/04/24 14:26, BB ha scritto:
> On 19/4/24 9:43 pm, Benoît Minisini wrote:
> > Le 19/04/2024 à 14:04, BB a écrit :
> > > That's good but it doesn't address the original problem. Integers
> > > cannot be null, when sometimes it is true. You are addressing the
> > > display problem but not the actual value problem of "why cant I set
> > > an integer variable to null?"
> > >
> > > As I said I have yet to find an answer to this.
> > >
> > > b
> >
> > Because 'Integer' is a native CPU datatype, and CPU has no null for
> > its native datatypes (with the exception of floating point numbers
> > that could be null, but can't because of the standard). Only datatypes
> > that are pointers can be null.
> >
> > Regards,
> A fact that I fully appreciate, Benoît. However the problem remains
> regarding the "data", which may be null. No matter if we are talking
> about the displayed value or not there are still cases when an integer
> variable remains "not set yet". I dont expect that Gambas integer
> variables could have a Null value, just that there must be some way to
> get around this.

The code I proposed, although simple, serves that purpose

Regards
Gianluigi