when(mockNdrBuffer.dec_ndr_long()).thenReturn(0); // null pointer

        shareInfo0.decode(mockNdrBuffer);

        assertNull(shareInfo0.netname);
        verify(mockNdrBuffer).align(4);
        verify(mockNdrBuffer).dec_ndr_long();
        // Should not decode string if pointer is null
        verify(mockDeferredBuffer, never()).dec_ndr_string();
    }

    @Test

				isPtr := fieldType.Kind() == reflect.Ptr
				if !isPtr {
					fieldType = reflect.PointerTo(fieldType)
				}
				elems := reflect.MakeSlice(reflect.SliceOf(fieldType), 0, 10)
				distinctElems := reflect.MakeSlice(reflect.SliceOf(fieldType), 0, 10)
				joins := reflect.MakeSlice(reflect.SliceOf(reflect.PointerTo(rel.JoinTable.ModelType)), 0, 10)
				objs := []reflect.Value{}

        }
        phase.links().forEach(link -> {
            if (link.pointer().type() == Lifecycle.Pointer.Type.PROJECT) {
                if (link.kind() == Lifecycle.Link.Kind.AFTER) {
                    graph.addEdge(graph.addVertex(link.pointer().phase()), ep0);
                } else {
                    graph.addEdge(ep3, graph.addVertex(BEFORE + link.pointer().phase()));
                }
            }
        });

            assertEquals(6, entry.name.maximum_length);
        }

        @Test
        @DisplayName("Should decode entry with null buffer pointer")
        void testDecodeNullBufferPointer() throws NdrException {
            // Given: Mocked buffer data with null pointer
            samr.SamrSamEntry entry = new samr.SamrSamEntry();
            when(mockNdrBuffer.dec_ndr_long()).thenReturn(1, 0); // idx, _name_bufferp = 0

    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("Test PacUnicodeString check method with null pointer")
    void testPacUnicodeStringCheckWithNullPointer() throws Exception {
        // When pointer is 0, the string should be null
        PacUnicodeString unicodeString = new PacUnicodeString((short) 0, (short) 0, 0);

        // check() expects null when pointer is 0 but doesn't accept empty string
        assertThrows(PACDecodingException.class, () -> {

func StringData(str string) *byte
</pre>

<p>
A <code>Pointer</code> is a <a href="#Pointer_types">pointer type</a> but a <code>Pointer</code>
value may not be <a href="#Address_operators">dereferenced</a>.
Any pointer or value of <a href="#Underlying_types">underlying type</a> <code>uintptr</code> can be
<a href="#Conversions">converted</a> to a type of underlying type <code>Pointer</code> and vice versa.

	var hnPost HNPost
	if err := DB.First(&hnPost, "title = ?", "embedded_pointer_type").Error; err != nil {
		t.Errorf("No error should happen when find embedded pointer type, but got %v", err)
	}

	if hnPost.Title != "embedded_pointer_type" {
		t.Errorf("Should find correct value for embedded pointer type")
	}

	if hnPost.Author != nil {
		t.Errorf("Expected to get back a nil Author but got: %v", hnPost.Author)
	}

        NdrBuffer dstOut = new NdrBuffer(encodeBufferOut, 0);

        // Simulate info pointer (non-null)
        dstOut.enc_ndr_long(1); // Non-null pointer for info
        info.encode(dstOut); // Encode the info structure

        // Simulate totalentries pointer (non-null)
        dstOut.enc_ndr_long(1); // Non-null pointer for totalentries
        totalentries.encode(dstOut); // Encode the totalentries

		//nolint:staticcheck // SA6002 IT IS A GENERIC VALUE! (and always a pointer)
		h.reqPool.Put(r)
	}
}

// PutResponse will accept a response for reuse.
// These should be returned by the caller.
func (h *StreamTypeHandler[Payload, Req, Resp]) PutResponse(r Resp) {
	if r != h.nilResp {
		//nolint:staticcheck // SA6002 IT IS A GENERIC VALUE! (and always a pointer)
		h.respPool.Put(r)
	}
}

  /**
   * Pointer to the predecessor of an entry in insertion order. ENDPOINT indicates a node is the
   * first node in insertion order; all values at indices ≥ {@link #size()} are UNSET.
   */
  private transient int @Nullable [] predecessor;

  /**
   * Pointer to the successor of an entry in insertion order. ENDPOINT indicates a node is the last