From: Jaspreet Oberoi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 

>Hi
>I will go for using ^ operator rather than + and - becoz + could cause
>an overflow of the sum. I would rather do it this way :
> 
>a = a^b;
>b=a^b;
>a=a^b;
> 
>Atleast this way there is no possiblity of causing an overflow and
>losing the value..

.. however the result of doing this on anything except integers is
undefined in C and C++.

>Thanks!! and have a nice day!!
>Jaspreet
>
>P. S.: Btw what do u mean by bottom posting.. Shd I have my reply after
>the message. I thought u shd always have ur replies either embedded in
>the message (better approach) or at the top...

It's called 'top posting' (or bottom quoting) actually. See my sig for
an explanation...

--
PJH

It makes it difficult to follow the thread of conversation.
What's wrong with top posting?
Top posting.
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