static doing nothing, just to make a candidate confuse in interview. static comes into picture, when u calling same function again and again and u need some variable to retain the old value, and another scenario when u have to define the scope of variable.
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 6:02 PM, Puneet Gautam <[email protected]>wrote: > Well, its gives error in every array assignment.."ISO forbids this type of > assignment". > @rahul: But whats with the static here. how does it affect any string > declared..? I couldnt get your answer ..pls explain > > On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 12:54 PM, rahul <[email protected]> wrote: > >> old style C, where you can't have auto array. just that. >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 12:52 PM, Romil ....... <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> It should give an error in the line " names[3] = names[4] " >>> These are fixed address values..you cannot change them. >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 12:44 PM, Puneet Gautam <[email protected] >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> #include<iostream.h> >>>> int main() >>>> {static char names[5][20]={"pascal","ada","cobol","fortran","perl"}; >>>> int i; >>>> char *t; >>>> t=names[3]; >>>> names[3]=names[4]; >>>> names[4]=t; >>>> for (i=0;i<=4;i++) >>>> cout<<names[i]<<endl; >>>> getchar(); >>>> return 0; >>>> } >>>> >>>> >>>> Whats the importance of static keyword here..? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Romil >>> Software Engineer, >>> Winshuttle Softwares India Pvt. Ltd. >>> Chandigarh >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Algorithm Geeks" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.
