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# Null object

The absence of a value is represented by *nil*

```ruby
var undefined          # initialized with an implicit nil
say undefined==nil     # true
say defined(nil)       # false
```

However, *nil* is not an object, so we can't call methods on it. Alternatively, Sidef provides the *null* object:

```ruby
var null_obj = null         # initialize with a null value
say null_obj.is_a(null)     # true
say defined(null_obj)       # true
```