structured assembler (BASIC) [Really: C builtin functions?]

Kenneth Almquist ka at hropus.UUCP
Sat Apr 12 10:19:39 AEST 1986


> You are sort of right, but sizeof qualifies as a builtin function, 
> even though it is a compile-time function vs run-time.   Anyone disagree?

The sizeof operator doesn't use the function call syntax; it is legal
to write "sizeof i" rather than "sizeof(i)".  Of course, in the case
of "sizeof(int)" the parenthesis are necessary, but since "int" is a
reserved word this still doesn't look quite like a function call.
				Kenneth Almquist
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