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> From: Olin Lathrop <olin_piclist@embedinc.com>
> To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. <piclist@mit.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, 29 December, 2010 13:33:10
> Subject: Re: [PIC] C syntax in assembler
>=20
> IVP wrote:
> > if(diff >=3D 0)
> >      byte =3D  0;
> > else
> >
> > {
> >      byte =3D  8;
> >      diff =3D - diff;
> > }
>=20
> I'm no C whiz (I  can just about spell it), but that looks really messed =
up
> to me.   Hopefully someone that actually knows C will jump in, but doesn'=
t
> the ";" at  the end of the second line end the IF statement?  If so, the =
ELSE
> must  be part of a outer IF statement not shown?

No and No.

The ";" just terminates the "if true statement".
A quick google would have stopped you making all the wrong assumptions !
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_syntax#Control_structures

PeterO

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