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Asked: May 18, 20262026-05-18T05:21:30+00:00 2026-05-18T05:21:30+00:00

it is a silly Q for most of u – i know – but

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it is a silly Q for most of u – i know – but i one of the beginner here, and I can not understand why the output in here are 12 what does this (x--) do to the result ?

int x, y;
x = 7;
x-- ;
y = x * 2;
x = 3;
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    2026-05-18T05:21:30+00:00Added an answer on May 18, 2026 at 5:21 am

    Just a cautionary note, sometimes the pre and post increment operators can have unexpected results

    Why does this go into an infinite loop?

    and what does:

    x[i]=i++ + 1;
    

    do

    Read here:
    http://www.angelikalanger.com/Articles/VSJ/SequencePoints/SequencePoints.html

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