Re: Secret operators: the documentation
John Douglas Porter <[email protected]> Tue, 3 Apr 2012 04:55:12 -0700 (PDT)
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Philippe Bruhat (BooK) <[email protected]> wrote: > Andrew Savige wrote: > > > > I wonder if --$| and $|--, ... described > > by japhy as "the magical flip flop variable" > > qualifies as a secret operator? > > My rule has been to keep > only the well-known operators, or the ones that had a > nickname that > corresponded to their looks, not their function. > > Under that rulle, the magical flip-flop wouldn't have fit. Not to mention the fact that it's not an operator. :-) -- john "many jars" porter