nil
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- noun
- /nɪl/
- Specialized
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valor nulo
- When this property is nil, the navigation item uses the value in its title property to create an appropriate back button.
- use of NIL
And so, you know, just test that you guys didn't have NIL.
- And so, you know, just test that you guys didn't have NIL.
Examples
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I want a way of looking at the next value and getting nil instead of an error.
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Setting to nil doesn't affect the retain count, and sending a "release" message to nil has no effect.
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And since this might be nil, if it's nil, then return the string nil.
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And so that is the first case is that ref of ref of nil is equal to nil.
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But here I'm going to return nil if I can't undo.
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Using NIL for the analysis of existing and for the design of new economic structures accelerates the transitional processes of restructuring and privatization
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NIL also facilitates the quantitative analysis, mathematical optimization, and computer simulation of these graphs.
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When a variable is set to nil, it indicates that it has no value assigned to it.
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In many programming languages, if you try to access a property of an object that is nil, you will receive an error.
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The function will return nil when it encounters an invalid input, signaling that no valid output is available.
Synonyms
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A value used in computers to show no data
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
An annual climbing plant with bright, ruffled flowers often grown in gardens
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nil in programming also comes from Latin nihil meaning 'nothing', and programmers use nil to mark 'no value' or 'empty'. That's why assigning nil to a variable is like making it 'nothing'.