structured assembler (BASIC) [Really: C builtin functions?]

[jj at nrcvax.UUCP]

In article <584 at ihdev.UUCP> pdg at ihdev.UUCP (55224-P. D. Guthrie) writes:
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>You are sort of right,  but sizeof qualifies as a builtin function, 
>even though it is a compile-time function vs run-time.   Anyone disagree?
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>Paul Guthrie				`When the going gets weird,
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'Sizeof' does not have to look like a function at all.  Think of it as
a multi-character operator.  It seems to be convention to always
use 'sizeof(x)' when 'sizeof x' would work the same.  The parenthesis
are only necessary when 'x' is a type.  I guess this is the same as
most people using 'return (x)' instead of just 'return x'.

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