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From: palmer@nntp-server.caltech.edu (David Palmer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: THINK C Suggestions
Message-ID: <1990Oct8.154744.15837@nntp-server.caltech.edu>
Date: 8 Oct 90 15:47:44 GMT
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Here's a suggestion for the next 'Think C'.  Allow the operator '->>' to
dereference handles, just as '->' dereferences pointers.

This, of course, is non-standard, and so there
should be a 'preferences' item to disallow it, but it would make things
much more pleasant.

(The reason why '->>' should be used instead of '-->' is because it
shows up better, and it would not be parsed as a post-decrement
greater-than combination.)

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		David Palmer
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