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From: "Frank J. Lhota" <NOSPAM.FrankLho@rcn.com>
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Subject: Re: if X in 1..35000 versus Boolean
Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2002 12:27:03 -0400
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> if X in 1..35000 then
>
> is the same as
>
> if (X >= 1) and (X <= 35000) then
>
> ???
>
> Or does the compiler really create an enumeration type with 35000 entries
> with values from 1 to 35000, just to check if X is in there???

Yes, every compiler I know of will evaluate

    X in 1 .. 35000

as

    X >= 1 and then x <= 35000

Also, 1 .. 35000 is an integer range, not an enumeration type.