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Comment: grammar!

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However, since comparison binds tighter than assignment, the value of the comparison foo() != err is stored in ret. So if foo() succeeds, ret will always be set to 0, and the if-statement will execute if and only if foo() fails, exactly opposite of what the programmer expects.

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if((ret = foo()) != err) {
  /* use ret */
}

Exceptions

EXP00-EX1: Mathemtical Mathematical expressions that follow algebraic order do not require parentheses. For instance, in the expression:

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