Re: Integral promotion.

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From: msb
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 1996 18:06

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> > short test(short x1, short x2) {
> >  short result;
> >  result = x1 + x2;
> 
> The addition operator "+" converts your short operands to ints.

No, just using their values does that.  The operator + never sees
operands narrower than int.  In the statement
	x1; 
the short is converted to int before being discarded.
-- 
Mark Brader, msb@sq.com | "Ah, determinism (likewise, forgetfulness) reigns."
SoftQuad Inc., Toronto  |                                      --Steve Summit

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