C++ Operator Precedence

LevelOperator(s)DescriptionAssociativity

17

::global scope (unary)

right-to-left

17

::class scope (binary)

left-to-right

16

-> .member selectors

left-to-right

16

[ ]array index

left-to-right

16

( )function call

left-to-right

16

( )type construction

left-to-right

16

sizeofsize in bytes

left-to-right

15

++ --increment, decrement

right-to-left

15

~bitwise NOT

right-to-left

15

!logical NOT

right-to-left

15

+ -unary plus, minus

right-to-left

15

* &dereference, address-of

right-to-left

15

( )cast

right-to-left

15

new deletefree store management

right-to-left

14

->* .*member pointer selectors

left-to-right

13

* / %multiplicative operators

left-to-right

12

+ -arithmetic operators

left-to-right

11

<< >>bitwise shift

left-to-right

10

< <= > >=relational operators

left-to-right

9

== !=equality, inequality

left-to-right

8

&bitwise AND

left-to-right

7

^bitwise exclusive OR

left-to-right

6

|bitwise inclusive OR

left-to-right

5

&&logical AND

left-to-right

4

||logical OR

left-to-right

3

? :arithmetic if

left-to-right

2

= *= /* %= += -=
<<= >>= &= |= ^=
assignment operators

right-to-left

1

,comma operator

left-to-right

Updated: 06/14/2018 11:44AM