Hi all,
I have a doubt that id like to clear on
say in a program ur given something like this
does the value of the x change after incrementing it?Code:int x=1; int main() { .... then in a function : funct() { static int x =10; x++; printf("The value of x is %d", x); }
I mean isnt it static so it wouldnt change?
thanks for ur reply
Static doesn't mean that it can't change. This use of static means that the variable is initialized only once, and retains its value in between calls to the function. So if it is incremented during one function call the incremented value is remembered, so on the next call to the function, it starts off with the incremented value. In your example, the static variable x in the function is completely different from the global variable x.
Fix it by giving funct() a return type of void. Then try running it, calling funct several times in main & you will see:
The value of x is 11The value of x is 12...
For the 1000-millionth time: You don't have a doubt, but a question. You can BE IN DOUBT. Doubt is just not something you can "have".
1. Get rid of gets(). Never ever ever use it again. Replace it with fgets() and use that instead.
2. Get rid of void main and replace it with int main(void) and return 0 at the end of the function.
3. Get rid of conio.h and other antiquated DOS crap headers.
4. Don't cast the return value of malloc, even if you always always always make sure that stdlib.h is included.
I have my doubts about that.Originally Posted by claudiu
