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From: Preben Randhol <randhol+valid_for_reply_from_news@pvv.org>
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Subject: Re: In-Out Parameters for functions
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On 2004-02-25, Hyman Rosen <hyrosen@mail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> |if (Sqrt (x) > 5.0) and b then ...
>
> How would knowing that b is false help the compiler not call the
> costly operation?

isn't 
   
   if (undecided) and false then 

the same as 

   if false then

?

Only in the case that b is true is the evaluation of needed Sqrt (x) > 5.0 

Or have I missed som point here?


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