C Programming Expressions and Operators

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What is required for an expression to be formed?

Only constants or variables without operators

A combination of three operands and at least one operator

Only operators with no operands

At least one operand and zero or more operators (correct)

Which of the following is NOT a category of operators in C?

Binary operators

Unary operators

Complex operators (correct)

Ternary operators

What is the role of parentheses in expressions?

They are irrelevant in expression evaluation

They group subexpressions (correct)

They are used to increase the number of operands

They denote the end of an expression

Which operator category includes the operators * and /?

Arithmetic Operators Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of using the ternary operator?

Evaluating a condition to select between two expressions Signup and view all the answers

What does the assignment operator '=' do?

It assigns the value on the right to the variable on the left Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following refers to the precedence of operators?

The order in which operators are executed in absence of parentheses Signup and view all the answers

What happens when you perform type casting in programming?

It forces an expression to adopt a specified data type Signup and view all the answers

What does the operator '!=' signify in programming?

Are both operands not equal? Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following correctly describes associativity in operators?

It indicates how operators of the same precedence are grouped Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of the statement 'x = (float) (y / z)' with y = 7 and z = 3?

2.5 Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is true about expression statements?

They must use a semicolon to be considered a statement. Signup and view all the answers

What will the following code snippet result in? 'iTotal = 100 + 200;'

The variable iTotal is set to 300. Signup and view all the answers

What does the statement 'while(1){ ; }' represent?

An infinite loop doing nothing. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements would cause no side effects?

10 >= 9; Signup and view all the answers

Why are expression statements considered useful?

They may result in side effects, like modifying a variable. Signup and view all the answers

What does the statement 'x++' accomplish?

Increments the value of x by one. Signup and view all the answers

For which scenario is the statement '*iPtr;' most relevant?

Dereferences a pointer to access its value. Signup and view all the answers

What happens if an expression statement produces no side effect?

It must still end with a semicolon. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of an esoteric expression statement?

puts("Goodbye!"); Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

C - Programming

Learning and Development session on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.

Expressions and Operators

Expressions consist of at least one operand and zero or more operators.
Operands are constants, variables, or function calls that return values.
Example expression: 47, 2 + 2, cosine(3.14159). This last example implies a floating-point result.
Parentheses group subexpressions, for example: (2 * (3 + 10) - (2 * 6)).

Operators

C operators are categorized as:
- Unary operators
- Binary operators
- Ternary operators

Types of Operators

Unary: [+ ,- ,! ,~ ,++ ,-- ,(type) *, & ,sizeof]
Arithmetic: [* , / , + , -]
Relational: [ <, >, ==, !=, <=, >=]
Logical: [&&, ||, !]
Bitwise: [ <<, >>, ^, &, |, ~]
Ternary/Conditional: [?:]
Assignment: [ =, +=, -=, *=, /=, %=, >>=, <<=, &=, ^=, |= ]

Pre-incrementing

Example: #include <stdio.h>
int iNum = 10;
printf("iNum is: %d\n", ++iNum);
Output: iNum is: 11

Post-incrementing

Example: #include <stdio.h>
int iNum = 10;
printf("iNum is: %d\n", iNum++);
Output: iNum is: 10

Example Output of Pre- and Post-incrementing

Example code demonstrates pre- and post-increment operations.
Shows the sequence and result of ++, --, ++, and --.

Program to find Area of triangle

Example program calculates the area of a triangle given base and height.
Formula used: area = 1 / 2.0 * base * height.

Program to find Area of Circle

Example program calculates the area of a circle given its radius.
Formula used: area = π * radius^2. Uses math.h for the pow function

What is the output? (Swap two numbers in C)

Example C code snippet to swap two numbers. Demonstrates a method of swapping using arithmetic operations and variable assignment

Relational Operators

Table presents the relational operators in C, highlighting symbols and corresponding questions (e.g., "Is operand 1 equal to operand 2?") and examples (e.g., x == y).

Relational Operator Examples

Defines conditions and output for relational operators, including evaluations of true or false conditions in C expressions.

Logical Operators - AND (&&)

Logical AND operators evaluate two expressions to produce a true or false result. The second operand is not evaluated if the first is false.

Logical Operators - OR (||)

Logical OR operators evaluate two expressions to produce a true or false result. The second expression isn't evaluated if the first is true.

Logical Operators - NOT (!)

The NOT operator converts a true expression to false and vice versa.

Compound Assignment Operators

Shortcut operators combining assignment with mathematical operations (e.g., x *= y; is equivalent to x = x * y;).

The Conditional Operator

The conditional operator (ternary) uses the syntax exp1 ? exp2 : exp3.
exp1 is evaluated; if true, exp2 is returned; otherwise, exp3 is returned.

Max 3 Using Ternary Operator

A practical example demonstrating how to find the greatest among three numbers using the ternary operator in C.

The Comma Operator

The comma operator evaluates expressions from left to right, and the final result is what the right most expression evaluates to.

Bitwise Operators

C provides bitwise operators for performing operations on the individual bits of integers. (AND, OR, XOR, bitwise NOT etc, left bit shift, right bit shift)

Following are interesting facts about bitwise operators

Left-shift and right-shift operators should not be used with negative numbers.
Shifting a number beyond the size of the integer results in undefined behavior.

Example of bitwise operator use

An example program demonstrates the use of bitwise operators and their associated outputs.

Precedence and Order of Evaluation

Table showing the order of operator precedence along with associativity in C, which defines operations evaluation order.

Type Cast

A type cast explicitly converts a variable's type in C.
Includes examples of data conversions.

Statements

Statements in C programs perform actions and control program flow.
Examples include assignment, function calls, and other statements needed to complete or execute functions in a program. Trivial statements, like x+5; will only execute or register the operation, and nothing substantial happens unless there are side effects, like executing the results of the calculation

Expression Statements

Expression statements are typically only useful when performing actions, like storing the value of an expression or calling a function.

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This quiz explores expressions and operators in C programming, focusing on their types and usage. It covers unary, binary, and ternary operators, as well as examples of expressions with operands and operators. Get ready to test your understanding of operator precedence and manipulation in C.