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adamXpeter
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3 months ago
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Storages.INI GetOption with null default value does not work

Dear SmartBear, GetOption with default null value does not work. If I give an empty string as default value it works. Why? See the screenshot above, GetOption(_opcionev, null) returns null, whi...
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adamXpeter
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3 months ago

Thanks!

A bit disagree here, as Variants can hold Object types, which are reference types, and initialized as null:

  • The initial values for object type variables are always empty (null in JavaScript, JScript, C#Script and C++Script, None in Python, Nothing in VBScript and nil in DelphiScript).

Variables of the Object Type | TestComplete Documentation

So I have to fight the "empty string is not nothing" war again, check the existence of the value in the INI file, and set null by my code.

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rraghvani
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3 months ago

Here's an example,

In the INI file, Type has an empty value. When we call GetOptions("Type", null), it will return a "null object" 

If "Type=HelloWorld", and we call GetOptions("Type", null), it will still return a "null object". We need to specify the default value type as either Integer, Double/Real, String etc. JavaScript is inherently a dynamically typed language meaning variables can hold values of any type without strict enforcement