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29 Jul 2024 10:30:41 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Regarding ^ operator and docs  
From: Ken
Date: 3 Jun 2002 10:35:05
Message: <3CFB7F6F.AF84FFE5@pacbell.net>
Tim Nikias wrote:
> 
> Felix Wiemann schrieb:
> 
> > Thorsten Froehlich wrote:
> > > This operator has been removed in RC 6.
> >
> > Why?
> > --
> > Felix Wiemann
> 
> Probably because its unexpected use and because you can do
> similiar with pow(X,Y)... Which would be expected behaviour...

That pretty much sums it up. It boils down to design consistency and
the desire to minimize endless debate on the order of operator precedence.

-- 
Ken Tyler


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