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Re: Documentation bug for __builtin_choose_expr
Jamie Lokier <jamie@shareable.org> writes:
> This built-in function is analogous to the `? :' operator in C,
> except that the expression returned has its type unaltered by
> promotion rules. Unlike most built-in functions, but like the
> `? :' operator, this built-in function does not evaluate the
> expression that was not chosen. For example, if CONST_EXP
> evaluates to true, EXP2 is not evaluated even if it has
> side-effects.
IMHO, "but like the `? :' operator" could be removed without any negative
impact (anyone who doesn't know how the ?: operator should not look at
builtins either :-) ).
Andreas.
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