| Precedence | Operator | Description | Associativity |
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| 1 | x++ x-- | Suffix/postfix increment and decrement | Left-to-right |
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| () | Function call |
| [] | Array subscripting |
| . | Structure and union member access |
| -> | Structure and union member access through pointer |
| (type){list} | Compound literal (C99) |
| 2 | ++x --x | Prefix increment and decrement | Right-to-left |
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| + - | Unary plus and minus |
| ! ~ | Logical NOT and bitwise NOT |
| (type) | Type cast |
| * | Indirection (dereference) |
| & | Address-of |
| sizeof | Size-of |
| _Alignof | Alignment requirement (C11) |
| 3 | * / % | Multiplication, division, and remainder | Left-to-right |
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| 4 | + - | Addition and subtraction |
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| 5 | << >> | Bitwise left shift and right shift |
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| 6 | <<= | For relational operators < and ≤ respectively |
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| >>= | For relational operators > and ≥ respectively |
| == != | For relational = and ≠ respectively |
| 8 | & | Bitwise AND |
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| 9 | ^ | Bitwise XOR (exclusive or) |
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| 10 | | | Bitwise OR (inclusive or) |
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| 11 | && | Logical AND |
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| 12 | || | Logical OR |
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| 13 | ?: | Ternary conditional | Right-to-Left |
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| 14 | = | Simple assignment |
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| += -= | Assignment by sum and difference |
| *= /= %= | Assignment by product, quotient, and remainder |
| <<= >>= | Assignment by bitwise left shift and right shift |
| &= ^= |= | Assignment by bitwise AND, XOR, and OR |
| 15 | , | Comma | Left-to-right |
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