HP C/iX Reference Manual (31506-90011)

60 Chapter5
Expressions
Postfix Operators
Postfix Operators
Postfix operators are unary operators that attach to the end of postfix expressions. A postfix
expression is any expression that may be legally followed by a postfix operator.
Syntax
postfix-expression :=
primary-expression
postfix-expression [ expression ]
postfix-expression ( [argument-expression-list] )
postfix-expression . identifier
postfix-expression -> identifier
postfix-expression
postfix-expression
argument-expression-list :=
assignment-expression
argument-expression-list , assignment-expression
Examples
The following are examples of postfix operators:
The 'element of' operator ([ ]) : array1[10]
The postfix increment operator (++) : index++
The postfix decrement operator () : index
The argument list of function calls : func(arg1,arg2,arg3)
The selection operator (.) : struct_name.member
The selection operator (->) : p_struct->member