Working of printf statement in C
I am just confused with the working of the printf statement that which one evaluate first because I have studied that comma separating the arguments acts like a separator and hence the order of evaluation of the arguments depends completely on the compiler ,so then here why the output on each compiler is "hellokill"
void func(int x, int y){}
main()
{
func(printf("kill"),printf("hello"));
getch();
}
So what is the reason that the right printf value gets printed here then left one executes.
void func(int x, int y){}
main()
{
func(printf("kill"),printf("hello"));
getch();
}
So what is the reason that the right printf value gets printed here then left one executes.
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Ankita Katdareevaluation of the arguments depends completely on the compiler
Your answer lies in this statement that you wrote.
The output of your program will completely depend on your compiler.
For example, a function call like below may very well behave differently from one compiler to another:
void func (int, int);
int i = 2;
func (i++, i++);
Output could be either: '2, 3' or '3, 2'
It is never safe to depend on the order of evaluation. -
radha gogia
But Mam ,I studied that we need to follow the standard the function arguments are executed from right to left ,so although I too agree with this fact that it is completely dependent on compiler ,but what if I get any MCQ so then on which option to click depending on the right to left order evaluation or unspecified option.Ankita KatdareYour answer lies in this statement that you wrote.
The output of your program will completely depend on your compiler.
For example, a function call like below may very well behave differently from one compiler to another:
void func (int, int);
int i = 2;
func (i++, i++);
Output could be either: '2, 3' or '3, 2'
It is never safe to depend on the order of evaluation. -
Ankita KatdareI have no idea about MCQs asked on this topic. If they are asking a question and the options are one of the above, I guess the question setter isn't doing a good job of it.
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Anoop KumarFrom #-Link-Snipped-#,
C/c++ compiler executes arguments form right to left. #-Link-Snipped-#
The parameters are pushed from right to left (so that the first parameter is nearest to top-of-stack), and the caller cleans the parameters.
So while pushing from right to left, you will get right one to print first.
If you want to go deeper in subject. Stack and Calling (GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) Internals) -
simplycoderIt all depends on how the compiler is constructed and is not fixed for all the languages.
A similar doubt was raised here, which can help you better.
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