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Pre increment int a=1; X=(++a)+(++a)+(++a); Answer is

2nd Feb 2018, 4:22 AM
Kiran Dikshit Menon
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These tricky increment games are nice but although they are syntactically correct they must never be used in a code due to undefined behaviors like Ace and Hatsy pointed out. Creators of languages left these kind of syntax legal but a programmer must know it is to avoid.
2nd Feb 2018, 8:44 AM
AZTECCO
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in java , it would be X will be 9 & a will be 4 //btw what u mean by answer ? //X = 2 + 3 + 4
2nd Feb 2018, 8:15 AM
Gaurav Agrawal
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2nd Feb 2018, 5:35 AM
Hatsy Rei
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a is not defined
2nd Feb 2018, 4:28 AM
Abdurrahman Abulgasim
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because A and a are different
2nd Feb 2018, 4:28 AM
Abdurrahman Abulgasim
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int a
2nd Feb 2018, 4:31 AM
Kiran Dikshit Menon
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what is the programming language are you using?
2nd Feb 2018, 4:32 AM
Abdurrahman Abulgasim
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c++
2nd Feb 2018, 4:32 AM
Kiran Dikshit Menon
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it should be 3 I think
2nd Feb 2018, 4:32 AM
Abdurrahman Abulgasim
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it should be 3 I think
2nd Feb 2018, 4:33 AM
Abdurrahman Abulgasim
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but in pc it displaying 4 i get confused
2nd Feb 2018, 4:33 AM
Kiran Dikshit Menon
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so @Ace answer should be right
2nd Feb 2018, 4:34 AM
Abdurrahman Abulgasim
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ple explain how it works
2nd Feb 2018, 4:34 AM
Kiran Dikshit Menon
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compiler dependent.But for sake of answer apply right associativity
11th Jun 2018, 9:27 AM
Dhanaraj S
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