On Wed, Jun 14, 2006 at 10:52:06 +1000, Matthew Palmer wrote:
> > On Wed, Jun 14, 2006 at 09:11:49 +1000, Matthew Palmer wrote:
> > > >
> > > > const int x = remainder > 2 ? 5 : 0;
> > >
> > > That's not the same thing.
> >
> > How so?
>
> You're setting a value for x regardless of whether the conditional is true
> or false, whereas the Ruby code does not modify the variable unless the
> conditional is true.
I don't know Ruby, but the example I replied to looks to me like it sets
the value of x in both cases:
> x = if remainder > 2 then
> 5
> else
> 0
> end
There were two examples in James's email though, and I agree that the
second one:
> x = 5 if remainder > 2
can't be done in C without putting the assignment after the condition.
Cheers,
John
--
C++ may be the Uzi/Chainsaw cross of programming languages, but you're
still not supposed to point it at your foot.
-- Alan Bellingham
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