Newbie C++ programmer again...

[Furmanek, Greg]

It does not matter what it evaluates.
It means that you can return whatever you want.
If bool is your game then go ahead.

This is one of the standard stuff you read about
in "Advance Programming in UNIX Environment"
I am guessing it was done for compatiblity issues.

the Wolf

-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: Robert Ambrose [mailto:rna@testpt.com]
-> Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 2:45 PM
-> To: 'plug-devel@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us'
-> Subject: RE: Newbie C++ programmer again...
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-> Except that the expression in an 'if()' evaluates to a bool, not a
-> pointer.
-> 
-> rna
-> 
-> On Fri, 18 Aug 2000, Furmanek, Greg wrote:
-> 
-> > void* is a generic pointer notation.
-> > It means you can stick whatever in that place.
-> > 
-> 
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