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> You cannot use a null pointer in Rust. Yes you can: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/ptr/fn.null.html https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/ptr/fn.null.html You just w

by imron 4y ago

> You cannot use a null pointer in Rust. Yes you can: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/ptr/fn.null.html https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/ptr/fn.null.html You just won't use it unless you're doing FFI or similar things.

worik 4y ago
FFI is unsafe, by definition.
- imron 4y ago
  You can still use null pointers in safe rust (see the link I posted which is 100% safe rust), you just can’t deference then.
  - worik 4y ago
    Ok. I meant "using null pointer" means dereference it. But careless language....