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Subject:	Re: Making C++ little easier to beginners...
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Traveler (traveler AT netti DOT fi) wrote in comp.lang.c++:
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>wouldn´t this be nicer ?
>
>if(x EQUAL 10 AND y EQUAL 10)

C++ already provides some of what you want.

>#define    AND        &

For this you have bit_and.

>#define    COMPLEMENT    ~

compl

>#define    EQUAL    ==
>#define    EQU        EQUAL
>#define    NOT        !

not

>#define    OR            |

bitor

>#define    XOR        ^

xor

Also provided are:

  not_eq (!=)
  and_eq (&=)
  xor_eq (^=)
  or_eq  (!=)
  or     (||)
  and    (&&)

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