[omniORB] sequence_var return passing

[Jonathan Buchanan]

> "Since OMG IDL has no concept of pointers in general or null pointers in particular,
> "except for valuetypes, allowing the passage of null pointers to or from an operation
> "would project C++ semantics onto OMG IDL operations.
>

Yes, this is the rule we learn to abide to for C++ and it makes perfect
sense... until you discover that the Mapping of OMG IDL to Java allows
normal use of null references:

    "There are no special "nil" object references.  Java null can
    be passed freely wherever an object reference is expected."

So presumably, a Java ORB takes care of the rest.  It makes me wonder
why it couldn't have been done in C++ similarly?

Regards,
Jon