Is the following an lvalue or rvalue

[Chad]

I have the folllowing

#include <stdio.h>

int main(void)
{
int x = 1, y = 2;
int *ip;

ip = &x;

y = *ip;

printf("The value is: %d\n", y);

return 0;
}
Would *ip in y = *ip be a lvalue or rvalue in this case? Here is my
main source of confusion. I thought that applying the indirection
operator to ip would yield a lvalue and thus something like *ip could
only appear on the left hand side. However,since *ip is on the right
hand side in this case, would *ip be a lvalue or rvalue?

Chad

[santosh]

Chad wrote:

I have the folllowing

#include <stdio.h>

int main(void)
{
int x = 1, y = 2;
int *ip;

ip = &x;
y = *ip;

printf("The value is: %d\n", y);

return 0;
}
Would *ip in y = *ip be a lvalue or rvalue in this case? Here is my
main source of confusion. I thought that applying the indirection
operator to ip would yield a lvalue and thus something like *ip could
only appear on the left hand side. However,since *ip is on the right
hand side in this case, would *ip be a lvalue or rvalue?

It's a lvalue used in a rvalue context.

[Chad]

On Jul 14, 5:43*am, santosh <[e-mail]:

Chad wrote:

I have the folllowing

#include <stdio.h>

int main(void)
{
* int x = 1, y = 2;
* int *ip;

* ip = &x;
* y = *ip;

* printf("The value is: %d\n", y);

* return 0;
}

Would *ip in y = *ip be a lvalue or rvalue in this case? Here is my
main source of confusion. I thought that applying the indirection
operator to ip would yield a lvalue and thus something like *ip could
only appear on the left hand side. However,since *ip is on the right
hand side in this case, would *ip be a lvalue or rvalue?

It's a lvalue used in a rvalue context.- Hide quoted text -

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Okay.