31 May
2007
31 May
'07
9:02 p.m.
> N = 1;
> A[N++] = N++;
On Thu, 31 May 2007, Cameron Kaiser wrote:
I'd expect that to evaluate to a[1]=2 and n winds
up being 3. But I'm weird.
a very reasonable possibility
But, it assumes that the evaluation and increment of N in the lvalue occur
before the evaluation and increment of the right side of the assignment.
You can't count on all pre-ansi C compilers doing it that order.
K&R include at least one similar example, of what not to do.
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