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From: jindak@surfside.sgi.com (Chris Schoeneman)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: initialization
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Date: 1 Aug 90 17:19:25 GMT
References: <1990Aug1.011654.22068@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
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In article <1990Aug1.011654.22068@ccu.umanitoba.ca> rpjday@ccu.umanitoba.ca
writes:
>int func(int a) 
>{
>	int i = a, j = i + 1 ;
>
>Am I allowed to initialize the integer "j" with the value of 
>another variable initialized in the same line?

Of course you're allowed.  C doesn't care if "i" is initialized or not!

But don't worry, the comma operator is evaluated left to right.  So your
code will always work correctly (i.e. "a" will be assigned to "i", then
"i"+1 will be assigned to "j").

	       Chris Schoeneman | I was neat, clean, shaved and sober,
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