Hi all
I have one doubt
why automatic variables are assigned with garbage values?
I mean static variables are assigned with zero(during load time), whereas automatic variables are visible during execution, when the function is called, when the block is entered, so why these variables are not assigned with zero like static varibles
Regards
Srinivas
Why in theory? Because the standard says that they are undefined.
Why in practice? Because automatic variables are given space on the stack, and the stack could have anything on it, from previous function calls, et cetera.
Why did the standard make them not defined? Efficiency, I expect. Otherwise the compiler would have to generate code to initialise them to zero every time the function is entered. That's a bit of a waste of time if later in the function you just set them to another value.
And of course, if you want them initialised, all you need do is set them to 0 explicitly.
