initialization

[Bruce Worden]

In article <11221 at odin.corp.sgi.com> jindak at surfside.sgi.com (Chris Schoeneman) writes:
>In article <1990Aug1.011654.22068 at ccu.umanitoba.ca> rpjday at ccu.umanitoba.ca
>writes:
>>int func(int a) 
>>{
>>	int i = a, j = i + 1 ;
>>
>>Am I allowed to initialize the integer "j" with the value of 
>>another variable initialized in the same line?

>Of course you're allowed.  C doesn't care if "i" is initialized or not!

>But don't worry, the comma operator is evaluated left to right.  So your
>code will always work correctly (i.e. "a" will be assigned to "i", then
>"i"+1 will be assigned to "j").

I am under the impression that the commas that separate variables in
declarations, like those that separate function arguments, are not comma 
operators.  I am under that impression because it explicitly states that
in K&R.  Is this statement a mis-statement in the book, or am I 
misunderstanding the statement?  Does the presence of an assignment 
in a declaration change the comma into a comma operator?  

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