New C++ experimental feature: The tadpole operators

Re:New C++ experimental feature: The tadpole operators by im3w1l on Monday May 25, 2015 @03:24PM (#9601319)

There is the down-to pseudo-operator --> as in

    int x = 3;
    while(x --> 0) {
      std::cout<<x<<"\n";
    }

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Re:New C++ experimental feature: The tadpole operators by repsilat on Monday May 25, 2015 @06:15PM (#9601951)

In addition to the rightward arrow, there's the leftward arrow:

    int x = 3;
    while(n <-- x) {
        cout << x << endl;
    }

which is different because it doesn't include the lower bound `n`. And of course, if typing the ">" is too taxing, the "---" operator is equivalent to the "-->" operator:

    int x = 3;
    while(x --- n) {
        cout << x << endl;
    }

A few more goodies in this style at http://steike.com/code/useless/evil-c/ (home of the zip-quine.)

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