C programmers commonly make errors regarding the precedence rules of C operators due to the unintuitive low-precedence levels of &, |, ^, <<, and >>. Mistakes regarding precedence rules can be avoided by the suitable use of parentheses. Using parentheses defensively reduces errors and, if not taken to excess, makes the code more readable.
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\[[Dowd 2006|AA. Bibliography#Dowd 06] \] Chapter 6, "C Language Issues" (Precedence, pp. 287—288)
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[NASA-GB-1740.13]\] Section 6.4.3, "C Language"
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03. Expressions (EXP) 03. Expressions (EXP) EXP01-C. Do not take the size of a pointer to determine the size of the pointed-to type