There can be: if (Foo *foo = getFoo()) { // getFoo returns null if there is no foo // There is a foo } However, this problem is basically enti

There can be: if (Foo *foo = getFoo()) { // getFoo returns null if there is no foo // There is a foo } However, this problem is basically entirely addressed by compiler warnings, which generally ask you to add an extra set of parens for this case.