Re: C compiler Issue

["Sambasiva Rao.B" <samba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 8 Feb 2001, Sumit Rangawala wrote:

> compiler on solaris. The result is the same -- no error. And when
> executed, the result  is 18.
> There is a space between the two + sign.
> 
> #include <stdio.h>
> int main()
> {
>     int i=5,j=6,k=7;
>     printf("%d\n", i + 6 + + k);
>                                         ^^^^
> }

	The lexical analyser treats the first + as binary operator
(because of space).   It is equivalent to  (i+6)+ (+ k). Hence value is
18. If there is no space it should give an error.

Thus i + + + + j = i+j , i + ++ j = i + (++j) ,i ++ +j = i++ + j(++ to i)

--samba