[Issue 131] DocComments/Expression -- ^^ logical xor feature request

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------- Comment #2 from wbaxter at gmail.com  2006-11-03 07:23 -------
(In reply to comment #1)
> A request for this operator often comes up in the C/C++ forums. The general
> consensus is that the need for this comes up relatively rarely, and the ==
> operator can fill the role adequately, as in:
> 
>    (paper != 0) == (plastic != 0)
> 

The funny thing is that this proposed replacement is wrong.  It should be

   (paper != 0) != (plastic != 0)

That the creator of the D language made such a mistake, and that it has stood
for many months without comment, suggests to me that maybe ^^ is not such a bad
idea after all.  


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