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Discussion Forum : Expressions - Find Output of Program (Q.No. 9)
9.
What will be the output of the program?
#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
    int i=3;
    i = i++;
    printf("%d\n", i);
    return 0;
}
3
4
5
6
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
70 comments Page 4 of 7.

Nagamani said:   6 years ago
No, the actual answer is 3 because it is the dependent expression the value of I will assigned to the left side and than value incremented.

Gunjan said:   5 years ago
3 is the correct answer.
As x=++i i.e. y=++i
At the place of x, any other variable can be there.

PRASHANT MARATHE said:   5 years ago
Post increment -- after assigning the value to the variable the value is incremented. i.e 3.

Coolant said:   4 years ago
Answer will be 3.

i=i++
i=3++
I take the value 3 there won't be an increment.
Priority will be given to i=3 not to i++.

Aarti Sonawane said:   1 month ago
Good explanation, thanks all.

Shashi said:   1 decade ago
@All above are wrong : Works from right to left.

The statement i = i++ means i == i + 1;.

Step 1: i = i + 1 results i = 4.

Step 2: i = 4.

Avinash said:   1 decade ago
Answer = 4 is appropriate among the given options.

To say accurately the answer should be "undefined".

i=i++;// the behavoiur of this expresiion is undefined.

In an expression never use value of a variable if the value of the variable is getting changed..

Similarly,

i=i++*i++;//undefined b/c trying to modify twice with in an expression.

i=i*i++;//undefined.

OmPrakash said:   1 decade ago
Has anyone compile the code? Do it and you will find '3' is the answer.

Dixit said:   1 decade ago
First i = 3 will be assigned to i (i = i++).

Then i will be incremented to 4.

Govindaraju said:   1 decade ago
i=i++; => i =3;
After executing this statement the i value is i=i.

+1 => 4.

As it is post decrement operator the value will be changed after the execution of the statement.


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