>j </span><span class=special>&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>k</span><span class=special>;</span></code><br>
        <br>
        While this is better than having to explicitly declare a complex type, 
        it is redundant, error prone and still an eye sore. The expression is 
        typed twice. The only way to simplify this is to introduce a macro (See 
        this <a href="techniques.html#typeof">link</a> for more information).<br>
        <br>
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