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How C execute z = ++x + ++x + ++x;
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#include <stdio.h> | |
#include <stdlib.h> | |
int main(void) | |
{ | |
int x = 2; | |
int z = 0; | |
z = ++x + ++x + ++x; | |
printf("z = %d\n",z); | |
return 0; | |
} | |
Disassembled: | |
08048420 <main>: | |
... | |
... | |
... | |
sub $0x20,%esp ;reserve 32 bytes of stack for var x and z | |
movl $0x2,0x1c(%esp) ;int x = 2 | |
... | |
movl $0x0,0x18(%esp) ;int z = 0 | |
... | |
addl $0x1,0x1c(%esp) ;x = x + 1 | |
addl $0x1,0x1c(%esp) ;x = x + 1 | |
mov 0x1c(%esp),%eax ;eax = x | |
lea (%eax,%eax,1),%edx ;edx = eax + eax | |
addl $0x1,0x1c(%esp) ;x = x + 1 | |
mov 0x1c(%esp),%eax ;eax = x | |
add %edx,%eax ;eax = eax + edx | |
mov %eax,0x18(%esp) ;z = eax | |
... | |
... | |
... | |
call 80482f0 <printf@plt> ;printf() | |
mov $0x0,%eax ;return 0 | |
leave | |
ret | |
... | |
... | |
... | |
... | |
... | |
... | |
notes: "..." = instruction that is not important | |
To simplify this, here the step-by-step instructions performed by the program: | |
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Problem: z = ++x + ++x + ++x, find z = ? | |
Given: x = 2 | |
Step 1: | |
(++x + ++x) + ++x | |
x = x + 1 | |
x = 2 + 1 | |
x = 3 | |
x = x + 1 | |
x = 3 + 1 | |
x = 4 | |
(4 + 4) + ++x | |
8 + ++x | |
Step 2: | |
(8 + ++x) | |
x = x + 1 | |
x = 4 + 1 | |
x = 5 | |
(8 + 5) | |
13 | |
z = 13 |
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