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Bug 6444 – Using != to compare with null does not cause a compiler error

Status: RESOLVED
Resolution: DUPLICATE
Severity: minor
Priority: P2
Component: dmd
Product: D
Version: D2
Platform: x86_64
OS: Windows
Creation time: 2011-08-06T13:17:00Z
Last change time: 2012-01-29T19:56:40Z
Assigned to: nobody
Creator: eatingstaples

Comments

Comment #0 by eatingstaples — 2011-08-06T13:17:17Z

When using the == operator to compare a class reference to null, the compiler gives an error, telling the programmer to use the "is" operator instead. However, using the != operator fails to generate a similar message.

Comment #1 by yebblies — 2012-01-29T19:56:40Z

*** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of issue 1896 ***