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C code Ghidra decompile results in syntax I am unfamiliar with

I am working on reversing a simple binary using Ghidra. The decompile results in this line of code
if ((param_1 != 4) && (func0(param_1 + 1), param_1 + 1 == 0x32))
The param_1+1==0x32 section is confusing me as I'm just not familiar with the syntax and am not sure what it is doing inside a boolean expression.

Solution

  • That's the comma operator. In this case, it's just unnecessarily confusing, as an alternative decompilation could have avoided it, e.g., these are equivalent:

    if ((param_1 != 4) && (func0(param_1 + 1), param_1 + 1 == 0x32)) {
    doStuff();
}

    if (param_1 != 4) {
    func0(param_1 + 1);
    if(param_1 + 1 == 0x32) {
        doStuff();
    }
}