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Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism

From Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism
Date 2016-09-14 16:30 -0700
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"James R. Kuyper" <jameskuyper@verizon.net> writes:
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> In many cases, simply returning a null pointer value (which is what 
> malloc() gives you when it fails) would be enough. Just make sure that 
> the null value never gets used!

s/used/dereferenced/

(which I'm sure is what you meant).

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Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
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Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2016-09-14 12:01 -0700
  Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2016-09-14 13:15 -0700
  Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2016-09-14 13:27 -0700
    Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-09-14 21:50 +0100
      Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2016-09-14 14:20 -0700
        Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism "James R. Kuyper" <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2016-09-14 17:32 -0400
          Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-09-14 16:30 -0700
            Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism "James R. Kuyper" <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2016-09-14 17:54 -0400
          Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2016-09-14 17:34 -0700
            Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2016-09-14 17:58 -0700
              Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-09-14 19:50 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2016-09-15 05:03 -0700
              Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-15 10:43 +0100
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2016-09-15 05:29 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-15 19:49 +0100
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2016-09-15 11:58 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-15 20:29 +0100
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2016-09-15 14:00 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2016-09-16 07:27 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-16 16:34 +0100
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2016-09-16 09:36 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2016-09-20 12:59 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-09-20 14:08 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2016-09-21 15:53 +1200
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-09-21 07:38 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2016-09-23 09:12 +1200
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2016-09-21 05:26 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2016-09-21 05:35 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-09-21 06:01 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-09-22 01:44 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-22 13:16 +0100
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-09-22 08:02 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-09-22 11:44 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-09-22 09:52 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-23 09:49 +0200
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-09-23 07:55 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-24 16:29 +0200
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-09-24 15:56 +0100
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-24 17:50 +0200
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism "James R. Kuyper" <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2016-09-24 13:45 -0400
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-09-24 11:26 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-09-28 10:38 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-09-24 21:03 +0100
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-25 12:43 +0200
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism "James R. Kuyper" <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2016-09-25 11:48 -0400
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-25 18:39 +0200
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism "James R. Kuyper" <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2016-09-25 13:14 -0400
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-09-25 13:47 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-09-28 10:39 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-25 23:25 +0200
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-09-25 13:10 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-09-25 12:55 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-09-25 20:38 +0100
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-25 23:20 +0200
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-09-28 07:15 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-28 21:29 +0200
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-09-24 10:52 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-09-24 10:33 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-25 12:46 +0200
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-09-24 13:58 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-09-28 04:46 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-09-24 00:07 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-09-23 08:52 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-09-23 09:56 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-09-23 12:00 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-09-22 08:45 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-09-22 09:36 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-09-23 12:06 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-09-23 15:29 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-09-29 07:56 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-09-30 10:54 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2016-09-30 11:18 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-30 19:26 +0100
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-09-30 12:41 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-09-30 21:07 +0100
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-09-30 23:30 -0700
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-10-01 11:35 +0100
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-10-01 14:44 -0700
        Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-09-14 22:56 +0100
          Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-15 13:19 +0200
            Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2016-09-15 08:07 -0400
              Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-15 14:24 +0200
                Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-09-15 15:34 +0100
            Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2016-09-15 05:10 -0700
          Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-09-15 09:12 -0700
        Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-14 23:32 +0100
        Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-09-14 17:35 -0700
        Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2016-09-15 16:24 +1200
          Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-09-15 10:31 -0700
    Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-14 22:53 +0100
      Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-09-14 16:56 -0700
        Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-09-14 15:58 -0700
          Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-09-14 18:49 -0700
  Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism luser droog <luser.droog@gmail.com> - 2016-09-14 14:17 -0700
    Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2016-09-14 14:25 -0700
      Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism luser droog <luser.droog@gmail.com> - 2016-09-14 14:40 -0700
      Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism luser droog <luser.droog@gmail.com> - 2016-09-14 14:57 -0700
      Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-14 23:10 +0100
  Re: Sugestions for runtime polymorphism Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-09-15 11:23 -0700

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