Archive of UserLand's first discussion group, started October 5, 1998.

Re: null/nil value

Author:Skip Montanaro
Posted:2/13/1999; 8:26:05 AM
Topic:How is <value></value> to be interpreted?
Msg #:2879 (In response to 2876)
Prev/Next:2878 / 2880

<< Passing an empty string (or an empty struct or array) is not a very good way to express that the object does not exist. >>

Agreed. Most scripting languages have a distinct nil value of some sort. How about using as such a value? (I think that's the way to specify a tag with no closer.)

Skip




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