http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=131





------- Comment #2 from wbaxter@gmail.com  2006-11-03 07:23 -------
(In reply to comment #1)
> A request for this operator often comes up in the C/C++ forums. The general consensus is that the need for this comes up relatively rarely, and the == operator can fill the role adequately, as in:
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>    (paper != 0) == (plastic != 0)
> 

The funny thing is that this proposed replacement is wrong.  It should be

   (paper != 0) != (plastic != 0)

That the creator of the D language made such a mistake, and that it has stood for many months without comment, suggests to me that maybe ^^ is not such a bad idea after all.


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------- Comment #3 from smjg@iname.com  2006-11-03 08:05 -------
Indeed, ? ... : is an adequate substitute for && and ||.  So why should this be any different?


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