C Programming - Pointers - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Pointers - General Questions (Q.No. 3)
3.
In which header file is the NULL macro defined?
stdio.h
stddef.h
stdio.h and stddef.h
math.h
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The macro "NULL" is defined in locale.h, stddef.h, stdio.h, stdlib.h, string.h, time.h, and wchar.h.
Discussion:
48 comments Page 2 of 5.

Hadeer said:   1 decade ago
As pointer can point to anywhere in memory& maybe enter to code area &anywhere that I don't want so we use null. Null like intialize value to pointer.

Amit said:   1 decade ago
Sir.

In that case a, b, c, d are vallid option becz in that header NULL.

Macro also included. Then hows it c?

Rathika.b said:   1 decade ago
What is the purpose of using null pointer?
Then why stdio.h & stddef.h assigned these null pointers.

Jksahu said:   1 decade ago
stddef.h is stands for standard definition called it is uses for some exceptional condition.

Deependra rathore said:   1 decade ago
stddef.h is stands for standard definition called it is uses for some exceptional condition

Balan said:   2 decades ago
Stddef stands for standard definiton.

Which is called for certain exceptional declaration.

Gourav Sharma said:   1 decade ago
Please give breif intro of null macro & stddef, Can we use stddef in any case?

Meera said:   1 decade ago
NULL Macro is simply what is defined as 0 in a macro provided by the library.

Jhansi said:   1 decade ago
What Mr. Ganesh said is true. using NULL pointer is very Dangerous

Prutha said:   1 decade ago
What is the use of null macro? why is an empty pointer required?


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