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NAME

operator - C operator precedence and order of evaluation

DESCRIPTION

This manual page lists C operators and their precedence in evaluation.

Operator Associativity Notes
() [] -> . ++ -- left to right [1]
! ~ ++ – + - (type) * & sizeof right to left [2]
* / % left to right  
+ - left to right  
<< >> left to right  
< <= > >= left to right  
= ! left to right  
& left to right  
^ left to right  
    left to right  
&& left to right  
      left to right  
?: right to left  
= += -= *= /= %= <<= >>= &= ^= = right to left  
, left to right  

The following notes provide further information to the above table:

[1]
The ++ and – operators at this precedence level are the postfix flavors of the operators.
[2]
The ++ and – operators at this precedence level are the prefix flavors of the operators.

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Author: dt

Created: 2022-02-20 Sun 09:39