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From: wong@rtech.UUCP (J. Wong)
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Subject: Re: e1?e2:e3     so, is it useful or what?
Message-ID: <437@rtech.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 8-Sep-86 14:51:40 EDT
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In article <4064@reed.UUCP> trost@reed.UUCP (Bill Trost) writes:
>
>			...  I also suspect (but am uncertain)
>that the use of ?: is more effecient in terms of code size and speed.

No, in most cases ?: is less efficient.  It does result is less source
code, however (and I feel results in more readable code, as long as you
don't nest them.)
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				J. Wong		ucbvax!mtxinu!rtech!wong

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