New Features: ++(expr)

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In article <386 at osupyr.UUCP> ddc at osupyr.UUCP (Don Comeau) writes:
>
>Since everyone else is suggesting their addtion to C, here is one I
>think would be useful.  Why are ++ and -- still limited to lvalues?  I
>think ++expresion should be an expression which has the value
>expression+1.
>
>Are there any good reason why this hasn't been done?
>

A better question is "Is there any good reason why this should be done?".
In what situation would ++(a+b) provide any advantage over a+b+1 ?

Generalization may be good if it provides some simplification, but in
this case, neither the compiler writer nor the programmer benefit.

I can't think of any other case in which the semantics of an expression
depend on whether or not the arguments are lvalues.

>
>Flames welcome!  Maybe I'd learn something.
>

Sorry if I wasn't abusive enough.

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