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		epolanski on May 9, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Algebraic Data Types for C99 `T \| null` is equivalent to T. You can assign null to `T`> It's like saying `string \| "foo"` it is simply `string` due to subtyping.

hexane360 on May 10, 2024 [–]

... no? Unless you're referring to null as a bottom type, then that doesn't hold. Are you describing some property of a specific language?

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