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From: u096000@lanl.gov (Roger A. Cole)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: () ignored in some expressions
Message-ID: <48079@lanl.gov>
Date: 8 Apr 90 00:19:47 GMT
Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory
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In K&R1, expressions involving one of the associative and commutative
operators can be arranged even when parenthesized.

From the first time I read this, I've had difficulty not throwing up in
instances where this applies.  I might be able to accept this *feature*
a little more peacefully if someone could explain the basis for it.

Is this feature also present in ANSI standard C?

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Roger Cole   Los Alamos National Laboratory    Internet: cole@luke.lanl.gov