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Need some explanation

hello,
1) First how following program get executed i mean how output is
printed and also why following program gives different output in Turbo
C++ compiler and Visual c++ 6 compiler?
void main()
{
int val=5;
printf("%d %d %d %d",val,--val,++val,val--);
}
under turbo compiler its giving
4 4 5 5
and under visual c++ its
5 5 6 5

2) How to evaluate following statement
int val =5;
val =- --val - val-- - --val;

Nov 15 '05
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On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 19:40:26 GMT, in comp.lang.c , Keith Thompson
<ks***@mib.or g> wrote:
As you should know, the only way not to resume an old debate is not to
mention it. Making a controversial statement and then saying you
don't want to discuss it simply will not work.


Grin. Though I don't think I started it, naturally... :-)

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