GCC already has expression statements as an extension.

I don't think it would hurt to standardise this into the language.

https://godbolt.org/z/sb63dz

e.g.:
    return ({
        auto i = m.find(x) ;
        i == m.end() ? nullptr : std::addressof(i->second);
    });


On Fri, 11 Sep 2020 at 09:19, Dmitry Dmitry via Std-Proposals <
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> Just write and use a find wrapper like these:
>>
>
> It was just an example.
> If we start considering solving it via wrappers/helpers, then I would just
> create something like findOr(key, value) function.
>
> But, anyway, it seems that the idea is not worth it...
> Thanks for the feedback.
>
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