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have a C doubt ?
is int *ptr = NULL ; same as int *ptr = 0 ;
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There is no nullptr type in C. nullptr is a C++ feature that was added to prevent you from calling the wrong overloaded function when one took an integer and the other a pointer argument.
A 0-as-null argument causes ambiguity, is it a null pointer or an integer? The nullptr cleared up that confusion by always calling the pointer function.
The second reason is that C++ doesn't type promote void pointers so the (void *)0 was not an option.
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In C void pointers are automatically type promoted and there is no function overloading so NULL is fine. In C++ it's better to use nullptr due to the reasons above.
You should use NULL for pointers, 0 for integers and '\0' for characters by convention. It shows what variable type you're working with and it's less confusing.
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With pointers you should use nullptr
int *ptr = nullptr;
You can also use 0 or NULL , but nullptr is for pointers and I won't be cause an error in some situations .
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so they are the same but can have undefined behavior thats what u are saying ?