just wondering if assert could be made syntactically more like return (doesn't need parenthesis, but it's ok if they're present):

void foo(int x)
{
   assert x < 5;
}

"Sean L. Palmer" <seanpalmer@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:aef8gf$2lbm$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> just wondering if assert could be made syntactically more like return (doesn't need parenthesis, but it's ok if they're present):
>
> void foo(int x)
> {
>    assert x < 5;
> }

Assert is implemented as an expression, not a statement, so leaving off the () would cause some parsing ambiguities.

On Sat, 15 Jun 2002 23:07:50 -0700 "Walter" <walter@digitalmars.com> wrote:

> Assert is implemented as an expression, not a statement, so leaving off the () would cause some parsing ambiguities.

And what's it type? void?

"Pavel Minayev" <evilone@omen.ru> wrote in message news:CFN374234893359722@news.digitalmars.com...
> On Sat, 15 Jun 2002 23:07:50 -0700 "Walter" <walter@digitalmars.com>
wrote:
>
> > Assert is implemented as an expression, not a statement, so leaving off
the
> > () would cause some parsing ambiguities.
>
> And what's it type? void?

Yes. (You obviously think like I do <g>.)