I need proof of this...

[Richard Sheehan]

Does the term "l-value" ring any bells?

"In C, the term l-value originally meant something that could be 
assigned (coming from left-value, indicating it was on the left side of 
the = operator)" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lvalue.



Richard Sheehan
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Student Services, College of Technology
Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID  83209-8380



fernando.olmos at hpa.com.au wrote:

> I cannot remember why I do it this way, but I was wondering if someone 
> out there may be able to help me remember.
>
> For some reason, I write my IF statements with the literal FIRST 
> before the item been tested ...
>
> i.e.:   if 0 = t_field1 ...
>
> Some people write it as ...
>
>         if t_field1 = 0 ...
>
> Now I would prefer to do it the 2nd way, but I believe there are some 
> cases in Powerhouse where it gets confused if you do it like in the 
> 2nd method. I think if you tried ...
>
>         if index(T_field, "string") > 0
>
> it's not the same as ...
>         if 0 < index (t_field, "string")
>
> Now I know that sounds ridiculous, but I did come across problems with 
> this years ago, but I don't remember exactly what it was. The point 
> now is that I have got stuck into a habit with the 1st method 
> mentioned above.
>
> Cheers
>
> /Fernando Olmos/
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