Why the output of the following code is "No"? [duplicate]

Question

I have done this code in my VS-code using Mingw GCC compiler and I got the output "No" instead of "Yes"? It is clear that 5>4>3, then what is the reason behind it?

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
    int a = 4;
    if (5 > a > 3)
        printf("Yes");
    else
        printf("No");
    return 0;
}

Expected Output: Yes
Original Output: No

Answer 1

(5 > a > 3) does not mean what you think it means. It translates to (5>a) > 3, and (5>a) evaluates to 1. Then, 1>3 evaluates to false, so you get "No".

To do what you want, you do if ( (5 > a) && (a > 3) ).