Why is NULL undeclared?

NULL is not a built-in constant in the C or C++ languages. In fact, in C++ it’s more or less obsolete, just use a plain literal 0 instead, the compiler will do the right thing depending on the context.

In newer C++ (C++11 and higher), use nullptr (as pointed out in a comment, thanks).

Otherwise, add

#include <stddef.h>

to get the NULL definition.

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