question about shift operator
Larry Jones
scjones at sdrc.UUCP
Thu Nov 3 09:06:36 AEST 1988
In article <786 at gtx.com>, randy at gtx.com (Randy D. Miller) writes:
> I've seen conflicting information about the shift operator in cases
> where operand2 is exactly equal to the number of bits in the object.
> K&R 1st ed. seems to indicate the operation is undefined, but does
> the proposed standard change this?
Nope, the draft says "If the value of the right operand is
negative or is greater than or equal to the width in bits of the
promoted left operand, the behavior is undefined."
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