Re: ?: as an lvalue

[Willem]

Andrey wrote:
) Richard wrote:
) > ...
)> But (c?x:y)=v;
)> I dont really know what to say. 
)
) Is there any reason why you believe that the property of "being an 
) lvalue" should be necessarily lost in the process of selection from two 
) lvalues of the same type?
)
) I mean I'm OK personally with the way it works in C. I just like to know 
) what is it exactly in '(c?x:y)=v' that triggers a "I don't really know 
) what to say" reaction from some people.

Well then why not also make it possible for functions (that return
 pointers) to be lvalues ?

  returnspointertostruct(foo)->bar = baz;

Or is that already legal ?


SaSW, Willem
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