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16.
What will be the output of the program?
#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
    int x = 10, y = 20;
    if(!(!x) && x)
        printf("x = %d\n", x);
    else
        printf("y = %d\n", y);
    return 0;
}
y =20
x = 0
x = 10
x = 1
Answer: Option
Explanation:

The logical not operator takes expression and evaluates to true if the expression is false and evaluates to false if the expression is true. In other words it reverses the value of the expression.

Step 1: if(!(!x) && x)
Step 2: if(!(!10) && 10)
Step 3: if(!(0) && 10)
Step 3: if(1 && 10)
Step 4: if(TRUE) here the if condition is satisfied. Hence it prints x = 10.

Discussion:
13 comments Page 1 of 2.

Aditya bhave said:   10 years ago
(!10) is 0?

It should be !(1010) that is 0101. And again !(0101) = 1010 = 10 in decimal.

So in final statement 10&&10.

i.e (1010 && 1010) = 1010 = 10 in decimal that's the answer.
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Abhay said:   8 years ago
! (not) is a logical operator and it only gives output in 0 or 1. Don't confuse it with ~ (one's complement) operator which inverts the bits.

Try this on any compiler.
x=10;
y=!x;
a=!(!x);
z=~x;.

You will get y=0, a=1 and z=-11(if 2's complement signed representation is used).
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Navi said:   1 decade ago
Didn't get you. How if loop becomes true. ?

Sundar said:   1 decade ago
The following program with output will help you understand this problem clearly.

#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
if(2) printf("2 is Evaluated to True. \n");
if(-2) printf("-2 is Evaluated to True. \n");
if(0.2) printf("0.2 is Evaluated to True. \n\n");

if(!0) printf("0 - Evaluated to False. \n");
return 0;
}


//Output:

2 is Evaluated to True.
-2 is Evaluated to True.
0.2 is Evaluated to True.

0 - Evaluated to False.

Vignesh R said:   1 decade ago
Some one please help I cannot get this program.

Tufananand said:   1 decade ago
In if() condition, inside the parenthesis if we put any number like 1 2 3 etc. but not zero then in c language it is considered to be true.

Eg.

if(1)->true
if(5)->true
if(-7)->true etc.

But if(0)->false

Now compare this with above program. I hope you understand now.

Uma said:   1 decade ago
What is the meaning of if(!(0))? Please tell.

Msngs said:   1 decade ago
if(!(0))= if(1)->True

Vikky said:   1 decade ago
(!x) = (!10) = 0 how?

Pratyush said:   1 decade ago
@Vikky. '!' it is a logical not operator.

It works like this:
!(0) -> 1.
!(any non zero no.) -> 0.

!!(0) -> 0.
!!(any non zero no.) -> 1.


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