[mercury-users] equality functions

[David Overton]

On Mon, Mar 20, 2000 at 06:14:37PM +1100, Michael Day wrote:
> > Their use should be unambiguous in most cases, although using '='/2 as
> > a function could get confusing for human readers.
> 
> Does X = Y = Z already have a meaning in Mercury?

It is a syntax error since '='/2 is not an associative operator.

You have to use parentheses to say whether you mean `(X = Y) = Z' or
`X = (Y = Z)'.


David
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