Re: CodingStyle: while ((a=b))

["chas williams (contractor)" <chas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In message <20040627012504.GB14444@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,Chris Wedgwood writes:
>I'm not sure this has ever been a problem in the past has it?

as a counter example, tired eyes (and the compiler!) cant tell
the difference between:

        while ((a = b))
        if ((a = b))

and

        while ((a == b))
        if ((a == b))

so i just tend to shy away from assignments in conditions.