On Fri, 5 Jun 2020 20:54:37 +0000, Seymour J Metz wrote:
>SMOD (IND1) = 'B' OR 'R' means (SMOD (IND1) = 'B') OR (SMOD (IND1) = 'R');
>syntax for implied comparands exists in other languages as well.
>
I have dealt with a language (Mainsail) that had a ternary compare:
A <= B < C
I don't know whether it avoided side effects of evaluating B twice.
It probably (I'm not sure) short-circuited to avoid evaluating C
needlessly.
I like semi-open intervals, especially in loops.
-- gil
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