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Which section(s) in the standard describe associativity rules?

e.g., *ptr++

* and ++ are the same precedence wise and as such
will be evaluated left-to-right?

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nethlek
Nov 14 '05 #1
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ne*****@tokyo.c om (Mantorok Redgormor) writes:
Which section(s) in the standard describe associativity rules?

e.g., *ptr++

* and ++ are the same precedence wise and as such
will be evaluated left-to-right?


Precedence and associativity are implicit in the C grammar, which
is scattered through section 6.5 "Expression s" (in C99). You can
also find the grammar rules gathered together (non-normatively)
in Annex A.
Nov 14 '05 #2
On 20 Jan 2004 14:32:08 -0800, ne*****@tokyo.c om (Mantorok Redgormor)
wrote:
Which section(s) in the standard describe associativity rules?

e.g., *ptr++

* and ++ are the same precedence wise and as such
will be evaluated left-to-right?


While you are correct that * and ++ have the same precedence, the
associate right to left so the expression will be parsed as *(ptr++)
and not as (*ptr)++.
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