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From: pjh@mccc.edu (Peter J. Holsberg)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Error in previous posting
Message-ID: <1991Apr4.160608.13628@mccc.edu>
Date: 4 Apr 91 16:06:08 GMT
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The other day I posted a request for information about how the standard
describes the behavior of assignment operators when side effects are
involved, but posted an incorrect example.  Here's a correct example and
a repost:

x[i++] *= y; is treated as
x[i++] = x[i] * y; instead of
x[i++] = x[i++] * y;

Where/how is this described?

Interestingly, very few textbooks mention it at all, probably because
they introduce assignment operators before side effects.

Thanks,
Pete
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