Re: MOVEA -> EVAL

[Chris Rehm <javadisciple@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Oh, James, such a sin.

It is true that such code is common, but did you know it is not all 
treated the same in each language? In C, such things aren't always 
treated the same by different compilers! ANSI C be damned! Everyone 
wrote their fun extensions!

Consider this:
x=3;
array[x] = x = 1;

In Java, which element of the array was changed? To what?

But more common, in your string of var1 = var2 = var3 = ... I have run 
into this on occasion with dismay. That is because I am usually at that 
point because I have to change the assignment to var6. Because the 
original programmer took his cute little shortcut, my maintenance job is 
peskier. So will the guy's job who must change assignments to var2 and 
var9.

I think that it is much better to use the copy/paste function up front 
and save the many headaches in the long run.

James David Rich wrote:

> var1 = var2 = var3 = ... = varn = value
> 
> is common across C, C++, java, bash, perl, blah blah.  You mean there are
> moronic compilers that don't get this right?
> 
> James Rich
> james@eaerich.com
> 

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   Chris Rehm
<mailto:javadisciple@earthlink.net>