DMD 0.149 release (on bools)

[Derek Parnell]

On Tue, 07 Mar 2006 18:12:41 -0800, BCS wrote:

>> It's not like anybody would want to write exactly
>> 
>>     bool x = 5;
>> 
>> but more like
>> 
>>     bool x = strcmp("foo", "bar");
>>     if (!x) { /* do stuff */ }        // match
>>     else { /* call the cops! */ }     // no match
>> 
> 
> "!!" ends up as a cast to bool
> 
> try:
> 
> import std.stdio;
> 
> int main()
> {
> 	int i = 1;
> 	int j = 2;
> 	int k = 0;
> 
> 	if(!!i)writef("i\n");else writef("!i\n");
> 	if(!!j)writef("j\n");else writef("!j\n");
> 	if(!!k)writef("k\n");else writef("!k\n");
> 
> 	return 0;
> }

LOL.... try this too.

       writefln("%s %s", !!i, !!k);

I get "true false" in return.

Now this qualifies as a real D-Geek operator.

-- 
Derek
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Melbourne, Australia
"Down with mediocracy!"
8/03/2006 1:15:38 PM