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i wanted to know do the variables of a structure get atumotatic initialization in C

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say
struct xyz{
char[2] c;
int d;
float e;
};
now e1 of xyz :
e1={"ti"}
now if i get d values of d and e printed for e1 wot shud i get..??

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Oct 15 '09 #1
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Banfa
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char[2] c;

This is not how you declare an array.

e1={"ti"}

this is not initialisation it is assignment. Struct assignment is not allowed in C.

If your struct was defined correctly and you wrote

struct xyz e1 = {"ti"};

then yes the other members of e1 are initialised to 0.
Oct 15 '09 #2
donbock
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Assigning "ti" to an array of two chars is a problem. The string "ti" consists of three chars -- you forgot about null-termination. Writing past the end of an array is 'undefined behavior' -- anything could happen.

Murphy's Law tells us to expect the worst possible outcome.
Oct 15 '09 #3

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