thanks Andrew Haley wrote: > > On 08/12/2010 11:00 AM, mahmoodn wrote: >> >> Dear all, >> >> First consider this: >> bool flag = false; >> while (condition) { >> ... >> if ( !flag && ANOTHER_CONDITION ) { >> .... >> } >> } >> If the "while" loop iterates for 10 times, the both flag and >> ANOTHER_CONDITION are checked 10 times. >> >> Now consider this: >> bool flag = false; >> while (condition) { >> ... >> if ( !flag && ANOTHER_CONDITION ) { >> .... >> flag = true; >> } >> } >> If the "while" loop iterates for 10 times and in the first iteration >> "flag = >> true;" is executed, then how many times, ANOTHER_CONDITION is checked? 1 >> or >> 10? > > Once. It's part of the definition of && that its right-hand-side doesn't > get > used if its left-hand-size evaluates to false. > > Andrew. > > -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/condition-precedences-in-%27if%27-tp29415495p29418594.html Sent from the gcc - Help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.