When we write
char *p = "xyz" ;
Many books state that compiler stores "xyz" in memory and returns
pointer to that memory
which is assigned to p . My question is , in what type of memory ,
heap or stack ?
Regards
Mangesh . 25 1907
I think stack, since xyz is a constant statically allocated.
akiross wrote: I think stack, since xyz is a constant statically allocated.
I don't know what the standard says, but wouldn't it depend on where
the statement was made? If it were global, wouldn't the memory be
allocated before the program started running? In that case, I don't
think it could be on the stack. It might be in an initialization
section.
On 2006-04-09, akiross <ak**********@g mail.com> wrote: I think stack, since xyz is a constant statically allocated.
He hasnt specified *where* he has done this declaration so you cant
state whether it is static/heap or not : to be more specific if he is
writing this line in a function as opposed to "global declarations"
outside of any function definitions then this is one thing, inside
functions is another. Inside functions, without the static keyword
then it is a stack based allocation and you cant access it reliably at
function return. Inside functions with "static" it is probably heap and
fine to return a pointer to the data for access by calling functions.
What does the standard say about this?
mangesh wrote: When we write
char *p = "xyz" ;
Many books state that compiler stores "xyz" in memory and returns pointer to that memory which is assigned to p . My question is , in what type of memory , heap or stack ?
Neither. It can be passed out to higher scopes, even after the scope
of p ends (so its not on the stack unless its in a scope as high as
main().) You cannot reliably call free on it, or any containing memory
object, meaning its not in the heap.
The memory exists statically. That is, it occupies the same sort of
memory as globals do though the scope may differ. In the real world,
this is usually put into a memory segment called the init segment which
is similar to the data segment, but may have other attributes, such as
being "read-only".
--
Paul Hsieh http://www.pobox.com/~qed/ http://bstring.sf.net/
Richard G. Riley wrote: On 2006-04-09, akiross <ak**********@g mail.com> wrote: I think stack, since xyz is a constant statically allocated.
He hasnt specified *where* he has done this declaration so you cant state whether it is static/heap or not : to be more specific if he is writing this line in a function as opposed to "global declarations" outside of any function definitions then this is one thing, inside functions is another. Inside functions, without the static keyword then it is a stack based allocation and you cant access it reliably at function return. Inside functions with "static" it is probably heap and fine to return a pointer to the data for access by calling functions.
What does the standard say about this?
It says that you're clueless on this matter.
"The stack" and "the heap"
are not concerns of the C programming language.
An object refered to by a string literal such as "xyz",
has static duration,
regardless of whether it's inside or outside of a function.
Objects with static duration
are initialised before main starts to execute.
--
pete
On 9 Apr 2006 09:43:40 -0700, we******@gmail. com wrote: mangesh wrote: When we write
char *p = "xyz" ;
Many books state that compiler stores "xyz" in memory and returns pointer to that memory which is assigned to p . My question is , in what type of memory , heap or stack ?
Neither. It can be passed out to higher scopes, even after the scope of p ends (so its not on the stack unless its in a scope as high as main().) You cannot reliably call free on it, or any containing memory object, meaning its not in the heap.
The memory exists statically. That is, it occupies the same sort of memory as globals do though the scope may differ. In the real world, this is usually put into a memory segment called the init segment which is similar to the data segment, but may have other attributes, such as being "read-only".
Which is why these things are usually declared and passed around as
"const char*". Bear that in mind, original poster.
mangesh wrote: When we write
char *p = "xyz" ;
Many books state that compiler stores "xyz" in memory and returns pointer to that memory which is assigned to p . My question is , in what type of memory , heap or stack ?
Regards Mangesh .
I was wondering if the standard actually talks of stack or heap. I
guess not. But again I am playing a guessing game.
I would rather say that the memory is statically linked so you can
access the data even after you have exited the function.
Oh, btw what should my reply be to an interviewer who asks this
question ? I tried reasoning with him (and thats not in one interview
but many) in most polite terms (AFAIK) with above statements but he
would not listen. Please let me know what my response be.
"Jaspreet" <js***********@ gmail.com> writes: mangesh wrote: When we write
char *p = "xyz" ;
Many books state that compiler stores "xyz" in memory and returns pointer to that memory which is assigned to p . My question is , in what type of memory , heap or stack ?
Regards Mangesh . I was wondering if the standard actually talks of stack or heap. I guess not. But again I am playing a guessing game.
It doesn't.
I would rather say that the memory is statically linked so you can access the data even after you have exited the function.
I'd say statically allocated, not statically linked.
Oh, btw what should my reply be to an interviewer who asks this question ? I tried reasoning with him (and thats not in one interview but many) in most polite terms (AFAIK) with above statements but he would not listen. Please let me know what my response be.
Storage duration is described in C99 6.2.4.
Many C implementations do use a "stack" (for objects with "automatic
storage duration" and other per-call data) and a "heap" (for objects
with "allocated storage duration"). It's unlikely that such an
implementation would use either stack or heap for string literals.
This probably isn't the best place to ask about interview strategies.
Personally, if I know I'm right about something during a job
interview, I'm not going to back down because the interviewer thinks
he's smarter than I am. (And it's always possible the interviewer is
deliberately testing me.) But I take absolutely no responsibility for
the consequences of treating this observation as advice.
--
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keit h) ks***@mib.org <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
San Diego Supercomputer Center <*> <http://users.sdsc.edu/~kst>
We must do something. This is something. Therefore, we must do this.
Jaspreet wrote: mangesh wrote: When we write
char *p = "xyz" ;
Many books state that compiler stores "xyz" in memory and returns pointer to that memory which is assigned to p . My question is , in what type of memory , heap or stack ?
Regards Mangesh .
I was wondering if the standard actually talks of stack or heap. I guess not. But again I am playing a guessing game.
I would rather say that the memory is statically linked so you can access the data even after you have exited the function.
Oh, btw what should my reply be to an interviewer who asks this question ? I tried reasoning with him (and thats not in one interview but many) in most polite terms (AFAIK) with above statements but he would not listen. Please let me know what my response be.
If you need the job then say its on the stack because you cannot call
free() on it, or any containing object. Then if you get the job
compile the source yourrself, decompile it, then show him that it is in
the init segment. Then point him to documentation about how your OS
loads segments into memory, and that segments are not part of any
"stack".
If you don't need the job that badly, or you reject the job for the
content of this question (and possibly others) then tell him to compile
it up for himself, trace it with a debugger and he will see that it is
neither on the stack, nor in the heap (the address ranges will almost
surely not match up -- and on a standard x86 you will *know* its not on
the stack because its not using stack instructions to access it). If
the interviewer is using the latest MS Visual studio, tell him to try
to execute p[0] = 'x', and ask him which of the heap or the stack he
thinks can contain read-only memory.
--
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