What will be the output of the program?

#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
    int x=4, y, z;
    y = --x;
    z = x--;
    printf("%d, %d, %d\n", x, y, z);
    return 0;
}

The integer value 2 is represented as 00000000 00000010 in binary system.

Negative numbers are represented in 2's complement method.

1's complement of 00000000 00000010 is 11111111 11111101 (Change all 0s to 1 and 1s to 0).

2's complement of 00000000 00000010 is 11111111 11111110 (Add 1 to 1's complement to obtain the 2's complement value).

Therefore, in binary we represent -2 as: 11111111 11111110.

After left shifting it by 2 bits we obtain: 11111111 11111000, and it is equal to "fff8" in hexadecimal system.

Step 1: static int a[20]; here variable a is declared as an integer type and static. If a variable is declared as static and it will be automatically initialized to value '0'(zero).

Step 2: int i = 0; here vaiable i is declared as an integer type and initialized to '0'(zero).
Step 3: a[i] = i ; becomes a[0] = 0;
Step 4: printf("%d, %d, %d\n", a[0], a[1], i);
Here a[0] = 0, a[1] = 0(because all staic variables are initialized to '0') and i = 0.
Step 4: Hence the output is "0, 0, 0".

Step 1: int i=-3, j=2, k=0, m; here variable i, j, k, m are declared as an integer type and variable i, j, k are initialized to -3, 2, 0 respectively.

Step 2: m = ++i || ++j && ++k; here (++j && ++k;) this code will not get executed because ++i has non-zero value.
becomes m = -2 || ++j && ++k;
becomes m = TRUE || ++j && ++k; Hence this statement becomes TRUE. So it returns '1'(one). Hence m=1.

Step 3: printf("%d, %d, %d, %d\n", i, j, k, m); In the previous step the value of variable 'i' only increemented by '1'(one). The variable j,k are not increemented.

Hence the output is "-2, 2, 0, 1".

Step 1: int k, num=30; here variable k and num are declared as an integer type and variable num is initialized to '30'.
Step 2: k = (num>5 ? (num <=10 ? 100 : 200): 500); This statement does not affect the output of the program. Because we are going to print the variable num in the next statement. So, we skip this statement.
Step 3: printf("%d\n", num); It prints the value of variable num '30'
Step 3: Hence the output of the program is '30'

Because, comma operator used in the expression i (1, 2, 3, 4, 5). The comma operator has left-right associativity. The left operand is always evaluated first, and the result of evaluation is discarded before the right operand is evaluated. In this expression 5 is the right most operand, hence after evaluating expression (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) the result is 5, which on adding to i results into 7.

Step 1: int x=55; here variable x is declared as an integer type and initialized to '55'.
Step 2: printf("%d, %d, %d\n", x<=55, x=40, x>=10);
In printf the execution of expressions is from Right to Left.
here x>=10 returns TRUE hence it prints '1'.
x=40 here x is assigned to 40 Hence it prints '40'.
x<=55 returns TRUE. hence it prints '1'.
Step 3: Hence the output is "1, 40, 1".

Step 1: int a=100, b=200, c;
Step 2: c = (a == 100 || b > 200);
becomes c = (100 == 100 || 200 > 200);
becomes c = (TRUE || FALSE);
becomes c = (TRUE);(ie. c = 1)
Step 3: printf("c=%d\n", c); It prints the value of variable i=1
Hence the output of the program is '1'(one).

Step 1: int i=-3, j=2, k=0, m; here variable i, j, k, m are declared as an integer type and variable i, j, k are initialized to -3, 2, 0 respectively.

Step 2: m = ++i && ++j && ++k;
becomes m = -2 && 3 && 1;
becomes m = TRUE && TRUE; Hence this statement becomes TRUE. So it returns '1'(one). Hence m=1.

Step 3: printf("%d, %d, %d, %d\n", i, j, k, m); In the previous step the value of i,j,k are increemented by '1'(one).

Hence the output is "-2, 3, 1, 1".

The order of evaluation of arguments passed to a function call is unspecified.

Anyhow, we consider ++i, ++i are Right-to-Left associativity. The output of the program is 4, 3.

In TurboC, the output will be 4, 3.

In GCC, the output will be 4, 4.