Expression evaluation order in if statement

[Regan Heath]

Frits van Bommel wrote:
> Aarti_pl wrote:
>> Lutger pisze:
>>> Aarti_pl wrote:
>>>> Hello!
>>>>
>>>> Can I use if expression in following way, or is it an error?:
>>>>
>>>> void func(char[] str) {
>>>>     if (str !is null && str=="somestring") {
>>>>         ... some code ...
>>>>     }
>>>> }
>>>
>>> It's ok, see: 
>>> http://www.digitalmars.com/d/expression.html#AndAndExpression
>>>
>>> "If the left operand, converted to type bool, evaluates to false, 
>>> then the right operand is not evaluated."
>>
>> Great.
>> Thanks for advice!
> 
> Also, for arrays "null" is just an empty array, so you don't need the 
> first part: 'if (str == "something")' works just fine even if 'str' is 
> null (unlike with classes).
> (A while back some people were complaining about this, but I don't think 
> this behavior is likely to change)

If you're referring to me, I wasn't complaining about this behaviour at 
all, this behaviour is great, I hope it never changes.

Regan