Anything written in sizeof() is never executed in C

In C/C++ sizeof() operator is used to find size of a date type or variable. Expressions written in sizeof() are never executed. Examples:

// C program to demonstrate that the
// expressions written in sizeof() are
// never executed
#include <stdio.h>

int main(){
    
    // The printf in sizeof is not executed
    // Only the return type of printf is 
    // considered and its size is evaluated
    // by sizeof,
    int a = sizeof(printf("hey"));

    printf("%d", a);
    
    return 0;
}

Output:
4

Even if we assign a value inside sizeof(), the changes are not reflected.

// One more C program to demonstrate that 
// the expressions written in sizeof() are
// never executed
#include <stdio.h>

int main() {
    int a = 5;
    int b = sizeof(a = 6);
    printf("a = %d,  b = %d\n", a, b);
    return 0;
}

Output:
a = 5, b = 4

Anything written in sizeof() is never executed in C

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