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Err, sorry. Please try again. Null is the term used in computer systems the world over to indicate “no value.” That’s not the same as the number zero, mind you. It’s more like telling the computer ...

So I have a method:<BR><BR><pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">int Foo()</pre><BR><BR>It either returns a value if successful or NULL if not. If I'm not mistaken, if I ...