Re: Input-line reverser


"Mark McIntyre" <markmcintyre@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 15:26:25 GMT, in comp.lang.c , "Mike Wahler"
> <mkwahler@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Richard Heathfield" <invalid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>
>>> The reason it's not a valid C program is that it attempts to modify
>>
>>evaluate, not modify. Modifying (i.e. assigning to it) would be OK
>
> Not all modification is assignment. Consider if the modification were
> for example ++ or +=.

Both those operators evaluate their operands.

-Mike


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