Comment on the output of the following C code.
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
char *str = "This" //Line 1
char *ptr = "Program\n"; //Line 2
str = ptr; //Line 3
printf("%s, %s\n", str, ptr); //Line 4
}
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
char *str = "This" //Line 1
char *ptr = "Program\n"; //Line 2
str = ptr; //Line 3
printf("%s, %s\n", str, ptr); //Line 4
}A. Memory holding "this" is cleared at line 3
B. Memory holding "this" loses its reference at line 3
C. You cannot assign pointer like in Line 3
D. Output will be This, Program
Answer: Option B
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