[Tutor] trying to understand pattern matching code

[Dave Angel]

You both posted in html, rather than text mode.

Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick at gmail.com> Wrote in message:
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 > 1. what is line means? mask[c] |= bit 
>  This bitwise or.  It sets the rightmost bit in masks[c]

Only the first time through the loop, when bit == 1




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