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From: kevin@imagen.UUCP (Kevin L. Malloy)
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Subject: *p++ = *p results?
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Date: Fri, 21-Mar-86 18:37:26 EST
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In the statement *p++ = *p; what will be the result?  Will p be equal
to itself or will p be equal to the next value it is pointing to?
In other words should p be incremented after it is evaluated or should
p be incremented after the assignment operation is finished?-- 
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