From: Endlisnis <s257m AT unb DOT ca>
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Subject: Re: Optimizer and logical operators.
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1998 18:51:22 -0300
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SED AT ticnet DOT com wrote:
> So I should be able to rewrite:
> while( (*p1 != '\0') && isspace( *p1 ) )
>     ++p1;
> while( (*p1 != '\0') && isspace( *(p1++) ) );
> Does the optimizer honor the expression1 && expression2 rule also?
	Yes.  The optimizer should not change what your code does, just how it does
it.  There are some very rare cases (usually when you try something tricky)
where the optimizer will get confused, but you shouldn't worry about these
problems unless you experience them.

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