L-value

  • Lvalue refers to an object to which you can assign value. 
  • It refers to a memory location. 
  • It can appear as LHS or RHS of an assignment

Example:

    1. num1=10
    2. str1=”abc”

R-value

  • Rvalue refers to the value we assign to any variable. 
  • It can appear on RHS of assignment
  • Example:
  1. sum = a + b

a+b is an r-value

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