cottrell@nbs-vms.ARPA (02/21/85)
/* > In article <zinfande.334> berry@zinfandel.UUCP (Berry Kercheval) writes: > | I would like to see the operator ':-)'. I'm taking bets on what > | it will mean (:-) > > I would use it as a unary reverse assertation, so that this: > > (a == 0) :-); /* 'a' should not be zero here, barf if it is */ > > would be expanded to the equivalent of: > > assert(a != 0); /* 'a' should not be zero here, barf if it is */ > > > 44 61 76 65 32 4C 6F 6E 67 I'd use it to represent the `generic null pointer' I've been so adamantly arguing for: funxion(NULL:-) or howabout a rediculous switch value: case -1:-) abort(); "Nothin' left to do but :-) :-) :-)" 4A 69 6D */