Why no logical XOR operator

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From: D'Arcy J.M. Cain
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 1990 15:45

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Recently I had occasion to write something like the following code:

	if ((!x && (y & z)) || (x && !(y & z))
		something();

Which would have been simpler as:

	if (x ^^ (y & z))
		something();

If there was such a thing as a '^^' operator.  Does anyone know why C left
out the logical XOR operator?

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