Determine Output void main() static int var = 5 printf( d...

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Determine Output:

void main()
{
      static int var = 5;
      printf("%d ", var--);
      if(var)
            main();
}

A) 5 5 5 5 5 B) 5 4 3 2 1 C) Infinite Loop D) None of These

Answer & Solution

Correct Answer: Option B

When static storage class is given, it is initialized once. The change in the value of a static variable is retained even between the function calls. Main is also treated like any other ordinary function, which can be called recursively.

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Afsana Hossain 3 years ago

Can someone explain why the result come 5 4 3 2 1? As it has given a static variable.

511 _Nikhil 5 years ago

I heard that static variables cannot be changed !! Under that case the option should be D?

Smithin Vijayan 10 years ago

If(var)

var is an int variable ,
If should contain a bool value write?

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