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4.5 Operators and Expression Evaluation -- TOC

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The language defines the following six categories of operators (given in order of increasing precedence). The corresponding operator_symbols, and only those, can be used as designators in declarations of functions for user-defined operators. See 6.6, ``Overloading of Operators''.

Syntax

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       logical_operator            ::=  and | or  | xor
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       relational_operator         ::=  =   | /=  | <   | <= | > | >=
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       binary_adding_operator      ::=  +   | -   | &
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       unary_adding_operator       ::=  +   | -
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       multiplying_operator        ::=  *   | /   | mod | rem
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       highest_precedence_operator ::=  **  | abs | not

Static Semantics

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For a sequence of operators of the same precedence level, the operators are associated with their operands in textual order from left to right. Parentheses can be used to impose specific associations.

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For each form of type definition, certain of the above operators are predefined; that is, they are implicitly declared immediately after the type definition. For each such implicit operator declaration, the parameters are called Left and Right for binary operators; the single parameter is called Right for unary operators. An expression of the form X op Y, where op is a binary operator, is equivalent to a function_call of the form "op"(X, Y). An expression of the form op Y, where op is a unary operator, is equivalent to a function_call of the form "op"(Y). The predefined operators and their effects are described in subclauses 4.5.1 through 4.5.6.

Dynamic Semantics

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The predefined operations on integer types either yield the mathematically correct result or raise the exception Constraint_Error. For implementations that support the Numerics Annex, the predefined operations on real types yield results whose accuracy is defined in Annex G, or raise the exception Constraint_Error.

Implementation Requirements

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The implementation of a predefined operator that delivers a result of an integer or fixed point type may raise Constraint_Error only if the result is outside the base range of the result type.

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The implementation of a predefined operator that delivers a result of a floating point type may raise Constraint_Error only if the result is outside the safe range of the result type.

Implementation Permissions

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For a sequence of predefined operators of the same precedence level (and in the absence of parentheses imposing a specific association), an implementation may impose any association of the operators with operands so long as the result produced is an allowed result for the left-to-right association, but ignoring the potential for failure of language-defined checks in either the left-to-right or chosen order of association.

NOTES

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(11) The two operands of an expression of the form X op Y, where op is a binary operator, are evaluated in an arbitrary order, as for any function_call (see 6.4).

Examples

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Examples of precedence:

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       not Sunny or Warm    --  same as (not Sunny) or Warm
       X > 4.0 and Y > 0.0  --  same as (X > 4.0) and (Y > 0.0)
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       -4.0*A**2            --  same as -(4.0 * (A**2))
       abs(1 + A) + B       --  same as (abs (1 + A)) + B
       Y**(-3)              --  parentheses are necessary
       A / B * C            --  same as (A/B)*C
       A + (B + C)          --  evaluate B + C before adding it to A

Subclauses

1. Logical Operators and Short-circuit Control Forms
2. Relational Operators and Membership Tests
3. Binary Adding Operators
4. Unary Adding Operators
5. Multiplying Operators
6. Highest Precedence Operators

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