Evaluation of if's

[Sudheer Apte]

pgheit01 at ulkyvx.bitnet writes:
> 
> [...]    AAAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHH!                [...]
> 
> The statement if ((i = 1) == (i = 2)) is valid.  ANSI C evaluates
> conditions from left to right. *ALWAYS* ANSI C short-circuits a
> conditional statement *ALWAYS* (unless you tell it not to) 

Hmm.  Since you'll probably be flamed out of existence for this, I
won't bother.  (In case you haven't yet figured it out, '==' is not
guaranteed anywhere to evaluate left-to-right.  Your second example
[deleted] doesn't use '==', and is correct.)

I just have a suggestion to make to Steve Summit:  do you think this
is a good question to put in the FAQ?  I vote to put it in.

Thanks,
	Sudheer.
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