| Precedence
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Operator
|
Description
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Associativity
|
| 1
|
++ --
|
Suffix/postfix increment and decrement
|
Left-to-right
|
()
|
Function call
|
[]
|
Array subscripting
|
.
|
Structure and union member access
|
->
|
Structure and union member access through pointer
|
(type){list}
|
Compound literal(C99)
|
| 2
|
++ --
|
Prefix increment and decrement[note 1]
|
Right-to-left
|
+ -
|
Unary plus and minus
|
! ~
|
Logical NOT and bitwise NOT
|
(type)
|
Cast
|
*
|
Indirection (dereference)
|
&
|
Address-of
|
sizeof
|
Size-of[note 2]
|
_Alignof
|
Alignment requirement(C11)
|
| 3
|
* / %
|
Multiplication, division, and remainder
|
Left-to-right
|
| 4
|
+ -
|
Addition and subtraction
|
| 5
|
<< >>
|
Bitwise left shift and right shift
|
| 6
|
< <=
|
For relational operators < and ≤ respectively
|
> >=
|
For relational operators > and ≥ respectively
|
| 7
|
== !=
|
For relational = and ≠ respectively
|
| 8
|
&
|
Bitwise AND
|
| 9
|
^
|
Bitwise XOR (exclusive or)
|
| 10
|
|
|
Bitwise OR (inclusive or)
|
| 11
|
&&
|
Logical AND
|
| 12
|
||
|
Logical OR
|
| 13
|
?:
|
Ternary conditional[note 3]
|
Right-to-left
|
| 14 |
=
|
Simple assignment
|
+= -=
|
Assignment by sum and difference
|
*= /= %=
|
Assignment by product, quotient, and remainder
|
<<= >>=
|
Assignment by bitwise left shift and right shift
|
&= ^= |=
|
Assignment by bitwise AND, XOR, and OR
|
| 15
|
,
|
Comma
|
Left-to-right
|
