c-primary-expressions.md

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C primary expressions	Explain what a C primary expression is	12/08/2020	primary expressions

C primary expressions

Primary expressions are the building blocks of more complex expressions. They may be constants, identifiers, a Generic selection, or an expression in parentheses.

Syntax

primary-expression:
 identifier
 constant
 string-literal
 ( expression )
 generic-selection

expression:
 assignment-expression
 expression , assignment-expression

See also

Generic selection Operands and Expressions