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From: wswietse@eutrc3.UUCP (Wietse Venema)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: comma operator
Summary: blocks do return value
Message-ID: <172@eutrc3.UUCP>
Date: 22 Jan 88 09:59:19 GMT
References: <11335@brl-adm.ARPA>
Organization: Tech. Univ. Eindhoven, Neth.
Lines: 19

In article <11335@brl-adm.ARPA>, mrd@sun.mcs.clarkson.EDU (Michael R. DeCorte) writes:
> I would like something to the effect
> 
> int x;
> 
> printf("%d\n", {int a;.....; a=x;});
> 
> in others words, a block can return a value. Gee think of the #defines
> you could make

Michael, ever thought of trying

	foo(..) {int a;...;return(a=x);}

	printf("%d\n",foo(...));

Gee think of the functions you could make :-)

Wietse (...!mcvax!eutrc3!wswietse) Venema