Unary Operators

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Syntax

<unary-operator> <unary expression>

OR

<unary-operator> <type><unary expression>

Remarks

Unary operators group right-to-left.

The C++ language provides the following unary operators:

• ! Logical negation
• * Indirection
• ~ Bitwise complement
• ++ Increment
• -- Decrement
• - Unary minus
• & Address-of (pointer dereference)

See Also

• Binary Operators
• Alternative Representations of Tokens
• Overloading Unary Operators
• Example Of Overloading Operators
• Overloading the Class Member Access Operator ->
• Overloading Operators (C++)