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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Confusion with ++ operator Post 302914249 by Don Cragun on Saturday 23rd of August 2014 04:19:52 PM
Old 08-23-2014
Quote:
Originally Posted by Abhishek_kumar
Can anyone guide me whats happening in this program given below. I got the Output 7 7 12 49... i was expecting 5 16 9 25.
First is simple (3+1)*(3+1)
Second is again 3*3; i =4 now
Third i =5 then 5*5;
i don't know where i am going wrong!
Code:
#include<stdio.h>
#define PRODUCT(x) (x*x)
int main()
{
	int i=3,j,k,l;
	j=PRODUCT(i+1);
	k=PRODUCT(i++);
	l=PRODUCT(++i);
	printf("%d %d %d %d\n",i,j,k,l);	
	return 0;
	
}

There is a big difference between a macro expansion and a function call. Your assignments to j, k, and l expand to:
Code:
	j=i+1*i+1; /* 3 + 3 + 1 -> 7 */
	k=i++*i++; /* 3 * 4 -> 12 leaving i set to 5 */
	l=++i*++i; /* 6 * 7 -> 42 leaving i set to 7 */

Are you sure you got 49 instead of 42 as the last number printed?
 

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