A min= idiom in C++?

Question

We use

x += y

instead of

x = x + y

And similarly for *,/,- and other operators. Well, what about

Answer 1

C++ has a limited set of operators and keywords.

What you are trying to do is outside the C++ specification and is not possible.

You can do the comparison and assignment with this one-liner if you want:

x = (x < y) ? x : y;