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From: peters@cubsvax.UUCP (Peter S. Shenkin)
Newsgroups: net.lang.c
Subject: Re: condition convention 'if (10 == j)...'
Message-ID: <333@cubsvax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 29-Apr-85 23:44:14 EDT
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Posted: Mon Apr 29 23:44:14 1985
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Reply-To: peters@cubsvax.UUCP (Peter S. Shenkin)
Organization: Columbia Univ Biology, New York City
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Summary: 

In article <> oacb2@ut-ngp.UUCP writes:
>> Just that instead of writing, in the traditional manner,
>>	if(pc=malloc(nbytes)==NULL)...
>> you have to insert extra parens if you use the other form:
>>	if(NULL==(pc=malloc(nbytes)))..
>
>Huh???  The first sets pc to 0 or 1 depending on whether the result of
>malloc is or is not NULL.  The second sets pc to the result of malloc.
>
>	Mike Rubenstein, OACB, UT Medical Branch, Galveston TX 77550

As the contributor of this chestnut ( marked >> ), I acknowledge the egg
on my face.  Guess that's not why I stopped using "if(CONST==var)..." after
all (At least I hope not!   :-)     ).     -P. Shenkin

(And also thanks to those who pointed out my error via mail.)