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From: franka@mmintl.UUCP (Frank Adams)
Newsgroups: net.lang.c
Subject: Re: What should be added to C
Message-ID: <1509@mmintl.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 4-Jun-86 00:06:38 EDT
Article-I.D.: mmintl.1509
Posted: Wed Jun  4 00:06:38 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 31-May-86 07:14:49 EDT
References: <1462@mmintl.UUCP> <5498@alice.uUCp> <1497@mmintl.UUCP> <1617@ecsvax.UUCP>
Reply-To: franka@mmintl.UUCP (Frank Adams)
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Organization: Multimate International, E. Hartford, CT
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In article <1617@ecsvax.UUCP> bet@ecsvax.UUCP (Bennett E. Todd III) writes:
>In article <1497@mmintl.UUCP> franka@mmintl.UUCP (Frank Adams) writes:
>>   if (!(A)) goto _Z;
>>   X
>>   if (B) {
>>     Y
>>   } else {
>>_Z:
>>     Z
>>   }
>
>Why not use
>
>    if (A) {
>        X
>        if (B) {
>            Y
>        }
>    } else {
>        Z
>    }

Because this doesn't execute Z when A is true but B is false.

Frank Adams                           ihnp4!philabs!pwa-b!mmintl!franka
Multimate International    52 Oakland Ave North    E. Hartford, CT 06108