Re: The --> "operator"

[Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>]

On Wed, Jul 08, 2026 at 06:56:01AM -0400, Greg Troxel wrote:
> I have never seen --> in C, from reading K&R in 1977 to now.  It looks
> like something made up by C++ :-) But seriously, I find it unhelpful.
> The semantics of --i and i-- are clear and have been stable for years,
> as are the semantics of > and >=.

There is nothing special about it, and it doesn't matter if you
write it as -- > or --> and give the latter a cute name.

It is two operators, post-decrement and greater-than and it has been
there from the beginning.

Martin