const expectEqual = @import("std").testing.expectEqual; test "optional pointers" { // Pointers cannot be null. If you want a null pointer, use the optional // prefix `?` to make the pointer type optional. var ptr: ?*i32 = null; var x: i32 = 1; ptr = &x; try expectEqual(1, ptr.?.*); // Optional pointers are the same size as normal pointers, because pointer // value 0 is used as the null value. try expectEqual(@sizeOf(?*i32), @sizeOf(*i32)); } // test