martin@mwtech.UUCP (Martin Weitzel) (03/23/90)
In article <16249@haddock.ima.isc.com> karl@haddock.ima.isc.com (Karl Heuer) writes: >[.....] I claim that, to me, the condition "(c >= 'a' && c <= 'z')" is a >simpler expression than "(c < 'a' || c > 'z')". I immediately recognize the >idiom in the former, but the latter causes a perceptible delay as I mentally >translate the condition. Why not "('a' <= c && c <= 'z')" ? This duplicates the mathematical notation "lowest <= x <= highest" to specify a range very closely. It's equally easy to ready if you want to exclude one of the limits from the range - simply change "<=" to "<". -- Martin Weitzel, email: martin@mwtech.UUCP, voice: 49-(0)6151-6 56 83