Nullability
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nullability is a noun meaning (computing) The state or property of being nullable.
Meaning
(computing) The state or property of being nullable.
Example Sentences
When this is not explicitly defined, a user-defined data type or a column definition will use the default setting for nullability.
We know that Kotlin requires us to explicitly define references that can hold null values. Java on the other hand is much more lenient about nullability, so we may wonder how Kotlin handles types coming from Java (basically the whole Android SDK and libraries written in Java).
Because nullability is one of a number of attributes of any particular database field, and because dealing with changes in nullability is no different from dealing with name and data type changes, the idea of making a value type nullable in C# when it isn't nullable in the database just in case the underlying database schema changes makes little sense.
Word Forms
- nullabilities
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include annullability, voidability, negligibility, noncomputability, negligibleness, cancellability.
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