| C's Precedence Table |
| Level | Symbol | Description | Associativity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ++ -- ( ) [ ] -> . | Prefix increment Prefix decrement Function call and subexpression Array subscript Structure pointer Structure member | left to right |
| 2 | ! ~ - + (type) * & sizeof |
Logical negation 1's complement Unary negation Unary plus Type cast Pointer dereference Address of Size of | right to left |
| 3 |
* / % | Multiplication Division Modulus (integer remainder) | left to right |
| 4 | + - | Addition Subtraction | left to right |
| 5 | << >> | Bitwise left shift Bitwise right shift | left to right |
| 6 | < <= > >= | Less than Less than or equal to Greater than Greater than or equal to | left to right |
| 7 | == != | Equal test Not equal test | left to right |
| 8 | & | Bitwise AND | left to right |
| 9 | ^ | Bitwise exclusive OR (XOR) | left to right |
| 10 | | | Bitwise inclusive OR | left to right |
| 11 | && | Logical AND | left to right |
| 12 | || | Logical inclusive OR | left to right |
| 13 | ?: | Conditional test | right to left |
| 14 | = += -= *= /= %= < <= >>= &= ^= | | Assignment Compound add Compound subtract Compound multiply Compound divide Compound modulus Compound bitwise left shift Compound bitwise right shif t Compound bise AND Compound bitwise exclusive OR Compound bitwise inclusive OR | right to left |
| 15 | , ++ -- | Sequence point (list separator) Postfix increment Postfix decrement | left to right |