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C Programming - Const - Discussion

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"Example is better than precept."
- (Proverb)
7. 

Point out the error in the program.

#include<stdio.h>
#define MAX 128

int main()
{
    char mybuf[] = "India";
    char yourbuf[] = "BIX";
    char const *ptr = mybuf;
    *ptr = 'a';
    ptr = yourbuf;
    return 0;
}

[A]. Error: cannot convert ptr const value
[B]. Error: unknown pointer conversion
[C]. No error
[D]. None of above

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Step 1: char mybuf[] = "India"; The variable mybuff is declared as an array of characters and initialized with string "India".

Step 2: char yourbuf[] = "BIX"; The variable yourbuf is declared as an array of characters and initialized with string "BIX".

Step 3: char const *ptr = mybuf; Here, ptr is a constant pointer, which points at a char.

The value at which ptr it points is a constant; it will be an error to modify the pointed character; There will not be any error to modify the pointer itself.

Step 4: *ptr = 'a'; Here, we are changing the value of ptr, this will result in the error "cannot modify a const object".


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