Re: Setter Gettor method style

[Martin Häcker]

>  > >The '({' stuff is a gcc extension; 'do {...} while(0)' is portable.
> >  Sorry, for that I know almost nothing about gcc extensions, does this
> >  mean its a good thing to use them? (e.g. they are faster or something
>  > like that?)
>
> In this particular  case, it's just syntactic sugar  that don't change
> anything  to the  generated  code.  So  I  would say,  stick with  the
> compatible do{...}while(0).
>
> On the other hand,  last time I used a non GNU  C compiler was, ... at
> least ten or twelve years ago, should have been the C compiler of MPW.

Well, then I'll stay compatible. One never nows...

You know the Metrowerks Obj-C compiler is said to be quite a bit 
faster than gcc.. The same goes for the Intel Compiler wich is free 
(as far as I know).

:) Well, its a matter of preference then I guess.

cu Martin
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