Is !!(x) guaranteed by the standard to return 0/1?
!!(x)
Note that I am not asking about c++, where a bool type is defined.
Yes, in C99, see §6.5.3.3/4:
The result of the logical negation operator ! is 0 if the value of its operand compares unequal to 0, 1 if the value of its operand compares equal to 0. The result has type int. The expression !E is equivalent to (0==E).
So !x and !!y can only yield 0 or 1, as ints.
!x
!!y
int
For other operators, in C99, see also Is the "true" result of >, <, !, &&, || or == defined?
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