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    Doesn't matter if the variable is used before being assigned a value
    or not. A variable of this import should always be given a default
    value at the time of declaration. End of story. Arguing about
    whether its use is before or after it is assigned a value is just
    silly.<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/5/2013 1:41 PM, Brian Wilkins
      wrote:<br>
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      <p>It's a variable that points to null, this is a valid check to
        see if the pointer is null. Coverity is showing a false
        positive.</p>
      <div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 5, 2013 1:10 PM, "Arthur Mesh"
        <<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:arthurmesh@gmail.com">arthurmesh@gmail.com</a>>
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          On Tue, Feb 05, 2013 at 12:57:47PM -0500, Brian Wilkins wrote:<br>
          > No matter..this is the right way to check if a pointer is
          null in C.<br>
          > <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7970617/how-can-i-check-if-char-variable-points-to-empty-string"
            target="_blank">http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7970617/how-can-i-check-if-char-variable-points-to-empty-string</a><br>
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          Yes, but you can't check for a value of an uninitialized
          variable.<br>
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