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Mon, 2008-12-29 14:32 — Konstantin (not verified)

Hello, just a note : nearly

Hello,
just a note : nearly every compiler will make "i++;" standalone expression as fast as "++i;" when "i" is a variable of the built-in type.
But usually, this is not true for the more complex user-defined types (like iterators)..

Anyway, I think that by no doubt, it is a good habit to prefer "++i" construction whenever possible.

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