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Note that this is a non-standard GCC extension called a statement expression.

Adam Rosenfield
– Adam Rosenfield

2012-08-17 20:04:16 +00:00
Commented Aug 17, 2012 at 20:04
This is a good idea, but not all compilers support this feature. I'm also not sure if this mechanism is part of ANSI C (I'm sure I'll be corrected on the matter shortly).

TRISAbits
– TRISAbits

2012-08-17 20:05:03 +00:00
Commented Aug 17, 2012 at 20:05
@TRISAbits, no, it's not and no, not all will. That's what GCCism means ;)

eq-
– eq-

2012-08-17 20:06:02 +00:00
Commented Aug 17, 2012 at 20:06

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