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    1. What is the output of this C code?

    int main()
    {
    char *p = NULL;
    char *q = 0;
    if (p)
    printf(" p ");
    else
    printf("nullp");
    if (q)
    printf("q\n");
    else
    printf(" nullq\n");
    }

     A. nullp nullq

     B. Depends on the compiler

     C. x nullq where x can be p or nullp depending on the value of NULL

     D. p q

    2. What is the output of this C code?


    int main()
    {
    int i = 10;
    void *p = &i;
    printf("%d\n", (int)*p);
    return 0;
    }

    Correct one is : printf("%d\n", *(int*)p);

     A. Compile time error

     B. Segmentation fault/runtime crash

     C. 10

     D. Undefined behaviour

    Dereferencing a void Pointer


    We can't just dereference a void pointer using indirection (*) operator

    void *vp;
    int a = 100;

    vp = &a;
    printf("%d", *vp); //
    wrong
    It simply doesn't work that way!. Before you dereference a void pointer it must be typecasted to appropriate pointer type. Let me
    show you what I mean.

    For example: In the above snippet void pointer vp is pointing to the address of integer variable a. So in this case vp is acting as a
    pointer to int or (int *). Hence the proper typecast in this case is (int*).

    (int *)vptr
    Now the type of vptr temporarily changes from void pointer to pointer to int or (int*) , and we already know how to dereference
    a pointer to int, just precede it with indirection operator (*)

    *(int *)vptr

    Note: typecasting changes type of vp temporarily until the evaluation of the expression, everywhere else in the program vp is still a
    void pointer.

    The following program demonstrates how to dereference a void pointer.

    5
    #include<stdio.h>
    #define SIZE 10
    6
    int main()
    7
    {
    int i = 10;
    8
    float f = 2.34;
    char ch = 'k';
    9
    1
    void *vptr;
    0
    1
    vptr = &i;
    1
    printf("Value of i = %d\n", *(int
    1
    *)vptr);
    2
    1
    vptr = &f;
    3
    printf("Value of f = %.2f\n", *(float
    1
    *)vptr);
    4
    1
    vptr = &ch;
    5
    printf("Value of ch = %c\n", *(char
    1
    *)vptr);
    6
    1
    // signal to operating system program ran
    7
    fine
    1
    return 0;
    8
    }
    1
    9
    2
    0
    2
    1
    2
    2
    2
    3

    2. What is the output of this C code?

    int main()
    {
    int i = 10;
    void *p = &i;
    printf("%f\n", *(float*)p);
    return 0;
    }

     A. Compile time error

     B. Undefined behaviour

     C. 10

     D. 0.000000
    2. what is the output of this code

    // function to pointer

    #include<stdio.h>

    int *f();
    int main()
    {
    int *p = f();
    printf("\n %d", *p);
    }

    int *f()
    {
    int *j = (int*)malloc(sizeof(int));
    *j = 10;
    return j;
    }

    What is the output of this C code?

    int main()
    {
    int *ptr, a = 10;
    ptr = &a;
    *ptr += 1;
    printf("%d,%d/n", *ptr, a);
    }

    Which is an indirection operator among the following?

     A. &

     B. *

     C. ->

     D. .

    The unary indirection operator (*) accesses a value indirectly, through a pointer. The operand must be a pointer
    type. The result of the operation is the value addressed by the operand.

    What is the output of this C code?

    int x = 0;
    void main()
    {
    int *ptr = &x;
    printf("%p\n", ptr);
    x++;
    printf("%p\n ", ptr);
    }

    What is the output of this C code?

    int x = 0;
    void main()
    {
    Int x=10;
    int *ptr = &x;
    printf("%p\n", ptr);
    x++;
    printf("%p\n ", ptr);
    }

     A. Same address

     B. Different address

     C. Compile time error

     D. Varies

    What is the output of this C code?

    int x = 0;
    void main()
    {
    int *const ptr = &x;
    printf("%p\n", ptr);
    ptr++;
    printf("%p\n ", ptr);
    }

     A. 0 1

     B. Compile time error

     C. 0xbfd605e8 0xbfd605ec

     D. 0xbfd605e8 0xbfd605e8

    What is the output of this C code?

    void main()
    {
    int x = 0;
    int *ptr = &x;
    printf("%p\n", ptr);
    ptr++;
    printf("%p\n ", ptr);
    }

    What is the output of this C code?

    void main()
    {
    int x = 0;
    int *ptr = &5;
    printf("%p\n", ptr);
    }

     A. 5

     B. Address of 5

     C. Nothing

     D. Compile time error

    What is the output of this C code?

    void main()
    {
    int x = 0;
    int *ptr = &x;
    printf("%d\n", *ptr);
    }

     A. Address of x

     B. Junk value

     C. 0

     D. Run time error

    What is the output of this C code?

    void func(int*);
    int main()
    {
    int i = 10;

    func((&i)++);
    }
    void func(int *p)
    {
    printf("%d\n", *p);
    }

     A. 10

     B. Some garbage value

     C. Compile time error

     D. Segmentation fault/code crash

    What is the output of this C code?

    void func(int*);
    int main()
    {
    int i = 10, *p = &i;

    func(p++);
    }
    void func(int *p)
    {
    printf("%d\n", *p);
    }

     A. 10

     B. Some garbage value

     C. Compile time error

     D. Segmentation fault

    What is the output of this C code?

    int main()
    {
    int i = 97, *p = &i;
    func(&i);
    printf("%d ", *p);
    }
    void func(int *p)
    {
    int j = 2;
    p = &j;
    printf("%d ", *p);
    }

     A. 2 97

     B. 2 2

     C. Compile time error

     D. Segmentation fault/code crash

    What is the output of this C code?

    int main()
    {
    int i = 97, *p = &i;
    func(&p);
    printf("%d ", *p);
    return 0;
    }
    void func(int **p)
    {
    int j = 2;
    *p = &j;
    printf("%d ", **p);
    }

     A. 2 2

     B. 2 97

     C. Undefined behaviour

     D. Segmentation fault/code crash

    What is the output of this C code?

    int main()
    {
    int i = 11;
    int *p = &i;
    foo(&p);
    printf("%d ", *p);
    }
    void foo(int *const *p)
    {
    int j = 10;
    *p = &j;
    printf("%d ", **p);
    }

     A. Compile time error

     B. 10 10

     C. Undefined behaviour

     D. 10 11

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