Re: SV: C style assignment of variable values

[boldt@xxxxxxxxxx]

Denis wrote:
>I think that those who want the C syntax could achive
>it by purchasing the C compiler. (Sorry if this sound
>rude, I do not mean to)

Seems like sensible advice to me!

>For me (with no C background) A+=1 is not more meaningfull
>than A = A + 1

Actually, in C, they may seem similar, but "A+=1" is not the
same as "A=A+1".

Consider the statements:

1)  arr[proc()] += 1;
2)  arr[proc()] = arr[proc()] + 1

proc is called once in the first, but twice in the second.

Cheers!  Hans

Hans Boldt, ILE RPG Development, IBM Toronto Lab, boldt@ca.ibm.com


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