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Home » Extra libraries, Code snippets, applications etc. » C++ language problems and code snippets » Dumb bug. Improper use of Null
Dumb bug. Improper use of Null [message #52318] Thu, 05 September 2019 12:13 Go to next message
koldo is currently offline  koldo
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	int a = Null;
	int64 b = a;
	if (IsNull(b))
		Cout() << "I wanted this";
	else
		Cout() << "Oh no!";


Best regards
Iñaki
Re: Improper use of Null [message #52331 is a reply to message #52318] Mon, 09 September 2019 20:23 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Sender Ghost is currently offline  Sender Ghost
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Hello Iñaki.

I think, there is some explanation in "U++ Core Tutorial" about int and int64 types, where Null "defined as lowest number the type can represent".

Following example may show how it works:
#include <Core/Core.h>
#include <iostream>

using namespace Upp;

CONSOLE_APP_MAIN
{
	int i = Null;
	int64 i64 = Null;
	double d = Null;
	Value v = Null;

	std::cout << "i = " << i << std::endl
		<< "i64 = " << i64 << std::endl
		<< "d = " << d << std::endl
		<< "v = " << ~AsString(v) << std::endl;

	if ((i == i64) && (i64 == d) && (d == v))
		NEVER();
	else
		Cout() << "This is how it works\n";

	Value vi = i,
		vi64 = i64,
		vd = d,
		vv = v;

	if ((vi == vi64) && (vi64 == vd) && (vd == vv))
		Cout() << "This is how it works\n";
	else
		NEVER();
}

With following results:
i = -2147483648
i64 = -9223372036854775808
d = -1e+308
v = 
This is how it works
This is how it works
where i is assigned to INT_NULL (equal to INT_MIN) and i64 is assigned to INT64_NULL (equal to INT64_MIN) values. In other words, i > i64 and int64 type may include INT_NULL (which is not equal to INT64_NULL) in its range.

I guess, possible to use Value type for intermediate Null value, e.g. to "transfer" Null value from some type to another type:
#include <Core/Core.h>

using namespace Upp;

CONSOLE_APP_MAIN
{
	int a = Null;
	int64 b = Value(a);

	if (IsNull(b))
		Cout() << "I wanted this\n";
	else
		Cout() << "Oh no!\n";
}

Other examples

[Updated on: Thu, 12 September 2019 16:45]

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Re: Dumb bug. Improper use of Null [message #52332 is a reply to message #52318] Mon, 09 September 2019 20:59 Go to previous messageGo to next message
mirek is currently offline  mirek
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Yeah, that is unfortunate drawback of allowing fundamental types to be Null... There unfortunately is no way how to make this work.

That said, perhaps we could introduce something like

int64 x = NvlTo<int64>(s);

Conversion to Value works as well, but is a bit slow.

Mirek
Re: Improper use of Null [message #52333 is a reply to message #52332] Mon, 09 September 2019 22:27 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Sender Ghost is currently offline  Sender Ghost
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mirek wrote on Mon, 09 September 2019 18:59
That said, perhaps we could introduce something like

int64 x = NvlTo<int64>(s);

Something like this?
#include <Core/Core.h>

using namespace Upp;

template <class T, class C>
T NvlTo(const C& x)
{
	if (IsNull(x))
		return Null;
	return x;
};

template <class T>
void Print(const T& x)
{
	if (IsNull(x))
		Cout() << "I wanted this\n";
	else
		Cout() << x << '\n';
}

CONSOLE_APP_MAIN
{
#if 1
	int a = Null;
	int64 b = NvlTo<int64>(a);
	Print(b);

	a = -10;
	b = NvlTo<int64>(a);
	Print(b);
#else
	int a = Null;
	int64 b, c = 0;
	const int n = 1000000000;
	{
		RTIMING("NvlTo");
		for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
			b = NvlTo<int64>(a);
			c += b + 1;
		}
	}
	Print(c);
	ASSERT(c == n);

	c = 0;
	{
		RTIMING("Value");
		for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
			b = Value(a);
			c += b + 1;
		}
	}
	Print(c);
	ASSERT(c == n);
#endif
}

With following results:
I wanted this
-10
Thanks.

[Updated on: Tue, 10 September 2019 21:10]

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Re: Improper use of Null [message #52613 is a reply to message #52333] Wed, 30 October 2019 08:11 Go to previous message
koldo is currently offline  koldo
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"A ship in the beach is a lighthouse to the sea" Smile

Other scenario to watch out for:
MyFunction(double val) {
	if (IsNull(val))
		Cout() << "Null";
	else
		Cout() << "Not Null";
}
...
MyFunction(Null);		// "Null"
MyFunction(false ? 1 : Null);	// "Not Null". The call sets INT_NULL instead of DOUBLE_NULL


Best regards
Iñaki

[Updated on: Wed, 30 October 2019 08:12]

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