On 9/14/07, Saurabh Jain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Hmmm... I think it was +b sign being replaced by (-(-(b)). Why would
> > > that change anything? I did not quite get it. I assume replacing +
> > > with -- above does not modify the value of b in any way. Does it?
> >
> > Placing a - in front of b does not modify it, it just returns the
> > negation of b (where b + -b = 0, basic 7th grade or 8th grade math)
> > Note this is not the same as --b, the pre-decrement operator which
> > does modify b.
> >
> True, but the question was never related to the decrement operator.
> Was it? I though it was limited to replacing a "+b" with (-( -(b)).
You said: " I assume replacing + with -- above does not modify the
value of b in any way. Does it?"
I wanted to make sure you weren't confusing the operators. Using the
unary - does not modify the value of its operand.
-- Brett
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