is there a `||()

Because || and &&, much like ?, aren't really operators, but rather control structures disguised as operators. It's impossible to uphold the semantics of ||, && and ? if they would require function calls.

Or, well, I suppose it would be possible in theory if the right-side expressions would be passed as implicit lambdas to an operator function, but that would be rather ugly, and not particularly useful except as a way of confusing the user.

/ Leif Stensson, Lysator

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2004-09-26 23:16: Subject: is there a `||()

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hi,

i am wondering why there seem to be no functions for || or &&. what is the reason for that?

greetings, martin.

/ Brevbäraren