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Asked: 2026-05-27T18:17:02+00:00

Is !!(x) guaranteed by the standard to return 0/1? Note that I am not

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Is !!(x) guaranteed by the standard to return 0/1?

Note that I am not asking about c++, where a bool type is defined.

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    Yes, in C99, see §6.5.3.3/4:

    The result of the logical negation operator ! is 0 if the value of its operand compares
    unequal to 0, 1 if the value of its operand compares equal to 0. The result has type int.
    The expression !E is equivalent to (0==E).

    So !x and !!y can only yield 0 or 1, as ints.

    For other operators, in C99, see also Is the "true" result of >, <, !, &&, || or == defined?

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