ambigious behaviour of increment operator in printf

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Undefined Behavior and Sequence Points

the output of the programme

#include<stdio.h>
main()
{

 int i = 10;
 printf("%d %d %d\n", ++i, i++, ++i);

}

is 13 11 13. Can someone please explain this ?

Undefined Behavior cannot be explained. – Alok Save Oct 19 '12 at 14:00 — Alok Save, Oct 19 '12 at 14:00

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 19 '12 at 14:01

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It's the oldest question ever. Why do people find this so fascinating?

This is undefined behavior; you're relying on side-effects without a sequence point between modifications.

answered Oct 19 '12 at 14:01

unwind

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