I have several instances in the RexxGTK project where I need to pass a 
NULL pointer from the Rexx code to an API. The underlying C API uses a 
Null pointer to indicate that we are finished calling that API in a 
repetitive fashion.

It would be really nice if The Rexx subsystem could use the .nil object 
as an argument with a POINTER type to indicate a Null pointer. Of 
course, I know the .nil object is not a member of the Pointer class but 
it would be very useful to be able to use it to indicate a NULL pointer.

I don't suggest that we extend the Pointer class so that we can create 
pointers of our own. I just need a way to indicate a NULL pointer to a 
method API in a convenient fashion.

I am also open to other ideas on this topic.

Thanks
David Ashley

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