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Why doesn't "a && (b = 5/a)" assign "5/a" to "b"?

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c

variable-assignment

unsigned

debugging

boolean

Does a && (b = 5/a) assign 5/a to b (for nonzero a)?

My friend says it doesn't, but I'm confused why it wouldn't.

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i love stackoverflow Avatar asked Dec 03 '22 03:12

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1 Answers

Your friend is wrong. For nonzero a, the statement a && (b = 5/a) will assign the value 5/a to b.

If a == 0, then the conditional will short circuit and the assignment will not occur.

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Alex Lockwood Avatar answered Dec 11 '22 11:12

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