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Question about pointer and reference outputs

Why is the output to the following code 1021 and not 1121? int x= 10, y= 20; int *ptr = &x; int &ref = y; *ptr++; ref++; cout<<x<<y;

7th Sep 2018, 1:41 AM
Philip
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No, it was not right. It is due to operators priority. ptr is increased before reading. Try (*ptr)++.
7th Sep 2018, 2:08 AM
Sergey Ushakov
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Philip I wasn't right and corrected my answer.
7th Sep 2018, 2:21 AM
Sergey Ushakov
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Thank you, Sergey Ushakov!
7th Sep 2018, 2:22 AM
Philip
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Tind 😉
7th Sep 2018, 6:09 PM
Angelo Sorte
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