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From: chris@umcp-cs.UUCP
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Subject: Re: <-
Message-ID: <2365@umcp-cs.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 12-Jul-86 02:02:42 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jul 12 02:02:42 1986
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References: <5282@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> <1631@mmintl.UUCP>
Reply-To: chris@maryland.UUCP (Chris Torek)
Organization: University of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Sci.
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>In article <5282@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> gaynor@topaz.UUCP writes:
>>ASSIGNMENT  <-

In article <1631@mmintl.UUCP> franka@mmintl.UUCP (Frank Adams) replies:
>The problem is that "<-" is a legal sequence of operators.  Consider
>"if (x<-1) { ...}".

DIVISION	/
INDIRECTION	*

The problem is that /* is a legal sequence of operators.  Consider

	int r, i, *ip; r = i/*p;

As usual, if there is some kind of ambiguity, pick a disambiguator.

(This is not intended to imply that I think `<-' is a good assignment
operator.  On the other hand, the preceding sentence is not intended
to imply that I think `<-' is a bad assignment operator.)
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