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[[Property:title|Void safety: how Eiffel removes null-pointer dereferencing]]
[[Property:link_title|Void-safety: how Eiffel removes null-pointer dereferencing]]
[[Property:title|Void-safety: how Eiffel removes null-pointer dereferencing]]
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This white paper (see [[file:void-safe-eiffel.pdf|"Attachment" link ]] below) presents the Eiffel void safety mechanism, fully implemented in EiffelStudio 6.4.
This white paper (see [[file:void-safe-eiffel.pdf|"Attachment" link ]] below) presents the Eiffel void-safety mechanism, fully implemented in EiffelStudio 6.4.
In almost every program running today there is a ticking time bomb: the risk of a "void call". A void call is possible in programs written in almost any programming language; its effect is usually to crash the program. Many unexplained program failures and other abnormal behaviors result from void calls.
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<li>The "Object Test" instruction lets programmers treat void values in a special way.
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The White Paper (see the link below) describes the theoretical and practical challenges of ensuring void safety and presents the Eiffel mechanism.
The White Paper (see the link below) describes the theoretical and practical challenges of ensuring void-safety and presents the Eiffel mechanism.-