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(int) + 4*5;


Why is this possible? (tried with g++ and gcc.)










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  • Even this is valid it is not a good idea to do that in a program because yes this is quite disturbing ^^

    – bruno
    9 hours ago








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    same as (int)-4*5

    – P__J__
    8 hours ago











  • Though "(int) (+4.0 * 5.0)" might make more sense, or "(double) (+4 * 5)". But this has me totally puzzled. Why would you write a line of code like this, without assigning the result, and why the heck does the compiler not at least issue a warning?/

    – jamesqf
    7 hours ago






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    @jamesqf I know that it dosn't make sense, but I want to know why this is possible and for this is sense not needed.

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    6 hours ago






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    There is a useful tool called cppinsights that helps to understand how the code looks from the compiler frontend perspective. It also has an online version, you can see what it tells about your example (the same 'parenthesization' as the answers your were given)

    – Nikita Kniazev
    2 hours ago


















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(int) + 4*5;


Why is this possible? (tried with g++ and gcc.)










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  • Even this is valid it is not a good idea to do that in a program because yes this is quite disturbing ^^

    – bruno
    9 hours ago








  • 3





    same as (int)-4*5

    – P__J__
    8 hours ago











  • Though "(int) (+4.0 * 5.0)" might make more sense, or "(double) (+4 * 5)". But this has me totally puzzled. Why would you write a line of code like this, without assigning the result, and why the heck does the compiler not at least issue a warning?/

    – jamesqf
    7 hours ago






  • 1





    @jamesqf I know that it dosn't make sense, but I want to know why this is possible and for this is sense not needed.

    – Ernest Bredar
    6 hours ago






  • 3





    There is a useful tool called cppinsights that helps to understand how the code looks from the compiler frontend perspective. It also has an online version, you can see what it tells about your example (the same 'parenthesization' as the answers your were given)

    – Nikita Kniazev
    2 hours ago














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(int) + 4*5;


Why is this possible? (tried with g++ and gcc.)










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(int) + 4*5;


Why is this possible? (tried with g++ and gcc.)







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  • Even this is valid it is not a good idea to do that in a program because yes this is quite disturbing ^^

    – bruno
    9 hours ago








  • 3





    same as (int)-4*5

    – P__J__
    8 hours ago











  • Though "(int) (+4.0 * 5.0)" might make more sense, or "(double) (+4 * 5)". But this has me totally puzzled. Why would you write a line of code like this, without assigning the result, and why the heck does the compiler not at least issue a warning?/

    – jamesqf
    7 hours ago






  • 1





    @jamesqf I know that it dosn't make sense, but I want to know why this is possible and for this is sense not needed.

    – Ernest Bredar
    6 hours ago






  • 3





    There is a useful tool called cppinsights that helps to understand how the code looks from the compiler frontend perspective. It also has an online version, you can see what it tells about your example (the same 'parenthesization' as the answers your were given)

    – Nikita Kniazev
    2 hours ago



















  • Even this is valid it is not a good idea to do that in a program because yes this is quite disturbing ^^

    – bruno
    9 hours ago








  • 3





    same as (int)-4*5

    – P__J__
    8 hours ago











  • Though "(int) (+4.0 * 5.0)" might make more sense, or "(double) (+4 * 5)". But this has me totally puzzled. Why would you write a line of code like this, without assigning the result, and why the heck does the compiler not at least issue a warning?/

    – jamesqf
    7 hours ago






  • 1





    @jamesqf I know that it dosn't make sense, but I want to know why this is possible and for this is sense not needed.

    – Ernest Bredar
    6 hours ago






  • 3





    There is a useful tool called cppinsights that helps to understand how the code looks from the compiler frontend perspective. It also has an online version, you can see what it tells about your example (the same 'parenthesization' as the answers your were given)

    – Nikita Kniazev
    2 hours ago

















Even this is valid it is not a good idea to do that in a program because yes this is quite disturbing ^^

– bruno
9 hours ago







Even this is valid it is not a good idea to do that in a program because yes this is quite disturbing ^^

– bruno
9 hours ago






3




3





same as (int)-4*5

– P__J__
8 hours ago





same as (int)-4*5

– P__J__
8 hours ago













Though "(int) (+4.0 * 5.0)" might make more sense, or "(double) (+4 * 5)". But this has me totally puzzled. Why would you write a line of code like this, without assigning the result, and why the heck does the compiler not at least issue a warning?/

– jamesqf
7 hours ago





Though "(int) (+4.0 * 5.0)" might make more sense, or "(double) (+4 * 5)". But this has me totally puzzled. Why would you write a line of code like this, without assigning the result, and why the heck does the compiler not at least issue a warning?/

– jamesqf
7 hours ago




1




1





@jamesqf I know that it dosn't make sense, but I want to know why this is possible and for this is sense not needed.

– Ernest Bredar
6 hours ago





@jamesqf I know that it dosn't make sense, but I want to know why this is possible and for this is sense not needed.

– Ernest Bredar
6 hours ago




3




3





There is a useful tool called cppinsights that helps to understand how the code looks from the compiler frontend perspective. It also has an online version, you can see what it tells about your example (the same 'parenthesization' as the answers your were given)

– Nikita Kniazev
2 hours ago





There is a useful tool called cppinsights that helps to understand how the code looks from the compiler frontend perspective. It also has an online version, you can see what it tells about your example (the same 'parenthesization' as the answers your were given)

– Nikita Kniazev
2 hours ago












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The + here is unary + operator, not the binary addition operator. There's no addition happening here.



Also, the syntax (int) is used for typecasting.



You can re-read that statement as



(int) (+ 4) * 5;    


which is parsed as



((int) (+ 4)) * (5);    


which says,




  • Make the operand +4

  • typecasted to an int

  • multiply with operand 5


This is similar to (int) (- 4) * (5);, where the usage of the unary operator is more familiar.



In your case, the unary + and the cast to int - both are redundant.






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    This is interpreted as ((int)(+4)) * 5. That is, an expression +4 (a unary plus operator applied to a literal 4), cast to type int with a C-style cast, and the result multiplied by 5.






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      The + here is unary + operator, not the binary addition operator. There's no addition happening here.



      Also, the syntax (int) is used for typecasting.



      You can re-read that statement as



      (int) (+ 4) * 5;    


      which is parsed as



      ((int) (+ 4)) * (5);    


      which says,




      • Make the operand +4

      • typecasted to an int

      • multiply with operand 5


      This is similar to (int) (- 4) * (5);, where the usage of the unary operator is more familiar.



      In your case, the unary + and the cast to int - both are redundant.






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        The + here is unary + operator, not the binary addition operator. There's no addition happening here.



        Also, the syntax (int) is used for typecasting.



        You can re-read that statement as



        (int) (+ 4) * 5;    


        which is parsed as



        ((int) (+ 4)) * (5);    


        which says,




        • Make the operand +4

        • typecasted to an int

        • multiply with operand 5


        This is similar to (int) (- 4) * (5);, where the usage of the unary operator is more familiar.



        In your case, the unary + and the cast to int - both are redundant.






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          The + here is unary + operator, not the binary addition operator. There's no addition happening here.



          Also, the syntax (int) is used for typecasting.



          You can re-read that statement as



          (int) (+ 4) * 5;    


          which is parsed as



          ((int) (+ 4)) * (5);    


          which says,




          • Make the operand +4

          • typecasted to an int

          • multiply with operand 5


          This is similar to (int) (- 4) * (5);, where the usage of the unary operator is more familiar.



          In your case, the unary + and the cast to int - both are redundant.






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          The + here is unary + operator, not the binary addition operator. There's no addition happening here.



          Also, the syntax (int) is used for typecasting.



          You can re-read that statement as



          (int) (+ 4) * 5;    


          which is parsed as



          ((int) (+ 4)) * (5);    


          which says,




          • Make the operand +4

          • typecasted to an int

          • multiply with operand 5


          This is similar to (int) (- 4) * (5);, where the usage of the unary operator is more familiar.



          In your case, the unary + and the cast to int - both are redundant.







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              This is interpreted as ((int)(+4)) * 5. That is, an expression +4 (a unary plus operator applied to a literal 4), cast to type int with a C-style cast, and the result multiplied by 5.






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                This is interpreted as ((int)(+4)) * 5. That is, an expression +4 (a unary plus operator applied to a literal 4), cast to type int with a C-style cast, and the result multiplied by 5.






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                  This is interpreted as ((int)(+4)) * 5. That is, an expression +4 (a unary plus operator applied to a literal 4), cast to type int with a C-style cast, and the result multiplied by 5.






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