If x is of type int, for what I understand, ++x is a lvalue, so
++x = 5;
is valid. But the compiler doesn't like it. It days that
lvalue required as left operand of assignment
What is happening here? Isn't ++x an lvalue?
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Garmekain
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4`++x` is a lvalue in C++, not C. – StoryTeller - Unslander Monica Jul 11 '18 at 10:27
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1What would it even mean? What is it that's being assigned a value of 5? Does `x` get a value 1 more than it had, or does it get a value of 5, or what? This is like `(x = x + 1) = 5`. – Steve Summit Jul 11 '18 at 10:40
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++x vaguely translates to x = x + 1. It does not act as a lvalue ( in C ) so you cannot assign it any value.
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