Return null if creation fails.

2 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/doc/src/declarative/globalobject.qdoc b/doc/src/declarative/globalobject.qdoc
index 6709ab4..57eaae7 100644
--- a/doc/src/declarative/globalobject.qdoc
+++ b/doc/src/declarative/globalobject.qdoc
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ of their use.
         function finishCreation(){
             if(component.isReady()){
                 sprite = component.createObject();
-                if(sprite == 0){
+                if(sprite == null){
                     // Error Handling
                 }else{
                     sprite.parent = page;
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ of their use.
     \code
         component = createComponent("Sprite.qml");
         sprite = component.createObject();
-        if(sprite == 0){
+        if(sprite == null){
             // Error Handling
             console.log(component.errorsString());
         }else{
diff --git a/src/declarative/qml/qdeclarativecomponent.cpp b/src/declarative/qml/qdeclarativecomponent.cpp
index 24edf7d..161ce56 100644
--- a/src/declarative/qml/qdeclarativecomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/declarative/qml/qdeclarativecomponent.cpp
@@ -594,7 +594,9 @@ QDeclarativeComponent::QDeclarativeComponent(QDeclarativeComponentPrivate &dd, Q
 
 /*!
     \qmlmethod object Component::createObject()
-    Returns an object instance from this component.
+    Returns an object instance from this component, or null if object creation fails.
+
+    The object will be created in the same context as the component was created in.
 */
 
 /*!
@@ -606,10 +608,10 @@ QScriptValue QDeclarativeComponent::createObject()
     Q_D(QDeclarativeComponent);
     QDeclarativeContext* ctxt = creationContext();
     if(!ctxt)
-        return QScriptValue();
+        return QScriptValue(QScriptValue::NullValue);
     QObject* ret = create(ctxt);
     if (!ret)
-        return QScriptValue();
+        return QScriptValue(QScriptValue::NullValue);
     QDeclarativeEnginePrivate *priv = QDeclarativeEnginePrivate::get(d->engine);
     QDeclarativeData::get(ret, true)->setImplicitDestructible();
     return priv->objectClass->newQObject(ret, QMetaType::QObjectStar);