Precedence Operator Description Example Associativity 1 ()
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-- Grouping operator
Array access
Member access from a pointer
Member access from an object
Scoping operator
Post-increment
Post-decrement (a + b) / 4;
array[4] = 2;
ptr->age = 34;
obj.age = 34;
Class::age = 2;
for( i = 0; i < 10; i++ ) ...
for( i = 10; i > 0; i-- ) ... left to right 2 !
~
++
--
-
+
*
&
(type)
sizeof Logical negation
Bitwise complement
Pre-increment
Pre-decrement
Unary minus
Unary plus
Dereference
Address of
Cast to a given type
Return size in bytes if( !done ) ...
flags = ~flags;
for( i = 0; i < 10; ++i ) ...
for( i = 10; i > 0; --i ) ...
int i = -1;
int i = +1;
data = *ptr;
address = &obj;
int i = (int) floatNum;
int size = sizeof(floatNum); right to left 3 ->*
.* Member pointer selector
Member pointer selector ptr->*var = 24;
obj.*var = 24; left to right 4 *
/
% Multiplication
Division
Modulus int i = 2 * 4;
float f = 10 / 3;
int rem = 4 % 3; left to right 5 +
- Addition
Subtraction int i = 2 + 3;
int i = 5 - 1; left to right 6
Bitwise shift left
Bitwise shift right int flags = 33 > 1; left to right 7 = Comparison less-than
Comparison less-than-or-equal-to
Comparison greater-than
Comparison geater-than-or-equal-to if( i < 42 ) ...
if( i 42 ) ...
if( i >= 42 ) ... left to right 8 ==
!= Comparison equal-to
Comparison not-equal-to if( i == 42 ) ...
if( i != 42 ) ... left to right 9 & Bitwise AND flags = flags & 42; left to right 10 ^ Bitwise exclusive OR flags = flags ^ 42; left to right 11 | Bitwise inclusive (normal) OR flags = flags | 42; left to right 12 && Logical AND if( conditionA && conditionB ) ... left to right 13 || Logical OR if( conditionA || conditionB ) ... left to right 14 ? : Ternary conditional (if-then-else) int i = (a > b) ? a : b; right to left 15 =
+=
-=
*=
/=
%=
&=
^=
|=
= Assignment operator
Increment and assign
Decrement and assign
Multiply and assign
Divide and assign
Modulo and assign
Bitwise AND and assign
Bitwise exclusive OR and assign
Bitwise inclusive (normal) OR and assign
Bitwise shift left and assign
Bitwise shift right and assign int a = b;
a += 3;
b -= 4;
a *= 5;
a /= 2;
a %= 3;
flags &= new_flags;
flags ^= new_flags;
flags |= new_flags;
flags = 2; right to left 16 , Sequential evaluation operator for( i = 0, j = 0; i < 10; i++, j++ ) ... left to right