Doubt c programming

[Mohit_Bawankar]

18/19? if 19 plz explain

#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{

   int i = 4, ans;

    ans = ++i+ ++i + ++i;

    printf("%d\n", ans);

    return 0;

}

What is the output of this program

[Anshika_Grover]

The correct answer in this case is 19.
This is because of the right to left associativity of the pre-increment operator.
Therefore the expression is evaluated as under:- (++i)+(++(i++))+i
So the value will be 5+7+7 i.e. 19.

[Anshika_Grover]

for those who are thinking that what happens when we evaluate the expression from right to left ++i(+(++i(+(++i), like this.
Answer:- Normally in c we read from left to right, and then proceed evaluating the expression on the basis of the associativity of the operator. Likewise, I have done there.
so evaluating the expression in the way ++i(+(++i(+(++i) is wrong.

[Harsha_1997]

The correct answer is 18.
==> 5+6+7=18
pre-increament operator has more preference so, for the first “i” value becomes 5 and then it becomes 6 and then 7.
so at last the final answer becomes 18 by adding up all the values.

[nagasai41]

answer is 18 not 19
it follows operator precedence ,so pre increment has more priority

[Anshika_Grover]

did u run it in c compiler??

[Anmol_Binani]

i = 4;
ans = ++i + ++i ;

answer would have been 12 .

as , first i is incremented to 5 , but we don’t print it yet … then it is incremented to 6 .

and now we use the current value of i in hand , thus 6+6=12

now when we have

int i = 4, ans;

ans = ++i + ++i + ++i;

Now + is a binary operator which is left to right associative ;

in addition to the 12 that we got above i will be again incremented to 7 and the value of i is written , thus 12+7=19.

Having said that , it is an undefined behavior of C , and we cannot guarantee a particular output.

Why are these constructs (using ++) undefined behavior?

[nagasai41]

yaaa i have compiled

[Spriha]

18
++i= 5
++i=6
++i=7

[Anmol_Binani]

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The answer is 19. And I have explained the reason too.
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