What does Backpatching mean?

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saplingPro picture saplingPro · Apr 13, 2013 · Viewed 48k times · Source

What does backpatching mean ? Please illustrate with a simple example.

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user207421 picture user207421 · Apr 13, 2013

Back patching usually refers to the process of resolving forward branches that have been planted in the code, e.g. at 'if' statements, when the value of the target becomes known, e.g. when the closing brace or matching 'else' is encountered.

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