C Programming - Functions - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Functions - Find Output of Program (Q.No. 5)
5.
What will be the output of the program?
#include<stdio.h>
void fun(int);
typedef int (*pf) (int, int);
int proc(pf, int, int);

int main()
{
    int a=3;
    fun(a);
    return 0;
}
void fun(int n)
{
    if(n > 0)
    {
        fun(--n);
        printf("%d,", n);
        fun(--n);
    }
}
0, 2, 1, 0,
1, 1, 2, 0,
0, 1, 0, 2,
0, 1, 2, 0,
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.
Discussion:
96 comments Page 10 of 10.

Rupinder said:   1 decade ago
I think this answer is wrong becouse Printf statement will never executed.this is a recursive function and function all itself again and again in if statement.wen if condition false then it stop execution.this output is wrong.

Bagesh kumar bagi said:   1 decade ago
Any one explain again?

Lakshmi said:   1 decade ago
Sree i didnt get wat u r saying.Plz can u explain me in brief.

Kavita said:   1 decade ago
Thanks Sree.

Sree said:   1 decade ago
// typedef int (*pf) (int, int);
// int proc(pf, int, int);

The above two statement has no effects , because they are not used in main or sub function.

Function calls are stored in stack, that is LAST IN FIRST OUT.

1.fun(a=3)---calling sub function--->fun(n=3).
2.fun(3)->if(3>0)true{fun(2)-->step 3,print(n),fun(--n)//active}
3.fun(2)->if(2>0)true{fun(1)-->step 4,print(n),fun(--n)//active}
4.fun(1)->if(1>0)true{fun(0)-->step 5,print(n),fun(--n)//active}
5.fun(0)->if(0>0)false;
6.From step 4,{fun(n=0)//finished,PRINT(n=0),fun(-1)-->step 7}
7.fun(-1)->if(-1>0)false;
8.From step 3,{fun(n=1)//finished,PRINT(n=1),fun(0)-->step 9}
9.fun(0)->if(0>0)false;
10.From step 2,{fun(n=2)//finished,PRINT(n=2),fun(1)-->step 11}
11.fun(1)->if(1>0)true{fun(0)->step 12,print(n),fun(--n)//acti}
12.fun(0)->if(0>0)false;
13.From 11,{fun(n=0)//finished,PRINT(0),fun(-1)-->step 14}
14.fun(-1)->if(-1>0)false;

// all active calls are called and removed from stack.
// here 'n' is a local variable for each function.
// The printing statements are capitalized

PRINT(n=0),PRINT(n=1),PRINT(n=2),PRINT(n=0).
(2)

Subu said:   1 decade ago
Please explain this.


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