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Asked: May 22, 20262026-05-22T22:56:44+00:00 2026-05-22T22:56:44+00:00

#include <stdio.h> int main() { int i = 10; printf(%d\n, ++(-i)); // <– Error

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#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
   int i = 10;
   printf("%d\n", ++(-i)); // <-- Error Here
}

What is wrong with ++(-i)? Please clarify.

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    2026-05-22T22:56:45+00:00Added an answer on May 22, 2026 at 10:56 pm

    -i generates a temporary and you can’t apply ++ on a temporary(generated as a result of an rvalue expression). Pre increment ++ requires its operand to be an lvalue, -i isn’t an lvalue so you get the error.

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