Expressions and Assignments

This section describes how to form expressions and to assign values in the C language. Constants, identifiers, strings, and function calls are all operands that are manipulated in expressions. The C language has all the usual language operators. This section covers those operators as well as operators that are unique to C or Microsoft C. The topics discussed include:

• L-value and r-value expressions

• Constant expressions

• Side effects

• Sequence points

• Operators

• Operator precedence

• Type conversions

• Type casts