Re: 'sizeof e' vs. 'sizeof (T)' (was: Re: Parenthesis with return ?)

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From: mfinney
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 1995 19:45

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In <sdouglass-1008951104490001@193.131.176.202>, sdouglass@armltd.co.uk (scott douglass) writes:
>In article <6495221.12652.4448@kcbbs.gen.nz>, martin@kcbbs.gen.nz (Martin
>Kealey) wrote:
>            [wow, I actually found a "use" for unary '+'!]

I always felt that the unary + should be the "absolute value" operator.  After
all, there is no OTHER practical use for it! <g>  However, we can't do that in
the standard because it would break existing code (whose?).

Michael Lee Finney

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From: mfinney@inmind.com
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Subject: Re: 'sizeof e' vs. 'sizeof (T)' (was: Re: Parenthesis with return ?)
Date: 10 Aug 1995 19:45:39 GMT
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