System.Assigned Function

Tests for a nil (unassigned) pointer or procedural variable.

Pascal

function Assigned(const P): Boolean;

C++

Boolean Assigned(const  P);

File

System

Description

Use Assigned to determine whether the pointer or procedure referenced by P is nil. P must be a variable reference of a pointer or procedural type. Assigned(P) corresponds to the test P<> nil for a pointer variable, and @P <> nil for a procedural variable.

Assigned returns false if P is nil, true otherwise.

Note: Assigned can't detect a dangling pointer--that is, one that isn't nil but no longer points to valid data. For example, in the code example for Assigned, Assigned won't detect the fact that P isn't valid.

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