arithmetics of indicators

[meriah]

Question of the arithmetics of indicator C. Let

int *p;
int *q;
int *o;
int i;
o = NULL;

Let right. p and q points to the different elements of the same body. Permissibility of expression (i, naturally, is defined):

p+i; q-i; p-q;

Is it permissible to:

p-o;
o-p;

What happens if you're allowed? On the one hand o It doesn't point to the same body, and it doesn't, but it's also normal. 0and the first one, I think so.

[Saumya]

No, not allowed♪

Standard C++ says http://eel.is/c++draft/expr.add#5 that if the two indicators do not belong to one body, the conduct is not defined.

The result of the deduction of the two indexes is the number of elements between them. If p Not flat sizeof(int)the expression p-o must return the fragmented number of elements that cannot be.

The expression p-NULL It could only be true if NULL - That's it. #define NULL 0and not valid if, for example, NULL defined as (void*)0 (in C). Since the standard does not indicate how to be defined NULLit should be assumed that the expression p-NULL No, it's not.

Note: expression p-0 Alive and still pbut it only works for a whole number 0♪