Re: C/C++ Ambiguity in Order of Evaluation

On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 07:40:22 +0200, in comp.lang.c , "¬a\\/b" <al@xxx>
wrote:


ev=evalute

what about
t1=ev(a); t2=ev(b); t3=t1*t2; t4=ev(c); t5=t3+t4; x=t5;

the semicolons introduce sequence points.

what about x= ++a() * --b() + ++c();

Error - you can't increment a function.

t1=++ev(a()); t2=--ev(b()); t3=t1*t2; t4=++ev(c()); t5=t3+t4; x=t5;

Ditto.

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