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Discussion Forum : Expressions - Find Output of Program (Q.No. 7)
7.
What will be the output of the program?
#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
    int i=-3, j=2, k=0, m;
    m = ++i && ++j || ++k;
    printf("%d, %d, %d, %d\n", i, j, k, m);
    return 0;
}
1, 2, 0, 1
-3, 2, 0, 1
-2, 3, 0, 1
2, 3, 1, 1
Answer: Option
Explanation:

Step 1: int i=-3, j=2, k=0, m; here variable i, j, k, m are declared as an integer type and variable i, j, k are initialized to -3, 2, 0 respectively.

Step 2: m = ++i && ++j || ++k;
becomes m = (-2 && 3) || ++k;
becomes m = TRUE || ++k;.
(++k) is not executed because (-2 && 3) alone return TRUE.
Hence this statement becomes TRUE. So it returns '1'(one). Hence m=1.

Step 3: printf("%d, %d, %d, %d\n", i, j, k, m); In the previous step the value of i,j are increemented by '1'(one).

Hence the output is "-2, 3, 0, 1".

Discussion:
21 comments Page 3 of 3.

Anirudh said:   1 decade ago
How can -2 && 3 is true ?


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