*p!='\0' (still)

From: Jonathan M. Bresler <jmb>
Date: Sat Feb 22 1997 - 20:04:48 EST

Alex Belits wrote:
>
> with p=""

	not true.  the test *p != '\0'  fails.
	the second half of the && statement is not executed

Aspen:[14] cat /tmp/a.c
#include <stdio.h>
int
main(int argc, char *argv[]) {

        char *p = "";
        if (*p != '\0') {
                printf("passed\n");
        } else {
                printf("failed\n");
        }

}
Aspen:[15] gcc -o /tmp/a.out /tmp/a.c
Aspen:[16] /tmp/a.out
failed
Aspen:[17] uname -a
FreeBSD Aspen.Woc.Atinc.COM 3.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 3.0-CURRENT #0: Sat Feb 22 19:35:37 EST 1997 jmb@Aspen.Woc.Atinc.COM:/usr/src/sys/compile/ASPEN i386

jmb Received on Sat Feb 22 17:04:49 1997