l-value,r-value

[Unregistered]

can someone just tell me wut l-value and r-value are
and the rule related to them

i have checked the msdn,but still dont understand!

[GrNxxDaY]

consider this:

myVariable = (myFunction()) + 3;


everything to the right of the = sign is r-value
everything to the left is l-value


you can't have a constant as an r-value
which means you can't do htis:

"this is a String Constant" = myFunction();


(i think hits is right?)

[GrNxxDaY]

oops,

i mean you can't have a constant as an l-value

(figures out which hand is right, which hand is left)

yeah

[fletch]

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...xpressions.asp

Basically, l-values are on the left side of an expression and r-values are on the right side of an expression. For example:

int x;
x = 42;

x is the l-value and 42 is the r-value. The key here is that the l-value may be modified and as such it must be capable of being modified. x is a variable and can be changed, therefore it is a l-value.

int x;
42 = x;

This is not a valid expression because 42 is not a l-value; it is constant and cannot be changed.

'l-value' and 'r-value' really are just terms for what is common sense.

fletch