if statement compilation in c

[itzikitzik]

hi,
i'm new to C language, and i'm having a problem compiling the following code:

int main()
{
 
    int *b = NULL;
 
    b = (int *)malloc(sizeof(int));
 
    if (b == NULL)
    {
        printf("Error");
    }
 
    int new_int;
 
 
    return 0;
 
}
 

i'm getting a the following error :
error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before 'type'
on the "int new_int;" line.
what is the problem?
thanks.

[ilikepython]

hi,
i'm new to C language, and i'm having a problem compiling the following code:

int main()
{

int *b = NULL;

b = (int *)malloc(sizeof(int));

if (b == NULL)
{
printf("Error");
}

int new_int;


return 0;

}

i'm getting a the following error :
error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before 'type'
on the "int new_int;" line.
what is the problem?
thanks.

I'm not sure what the problem is, but, this compiles on Dev-C++ 4.9.9.2.

[JosAH]

I'm not sure what the problem is, but, this compiles on Dev-C++ 4.9.9.2.

Yep, but according to the topic title that is supposed to be C, not C++. C doesn't
allow the definition of new local variables in the middle of a block.

kind regards,

Jos

[ilikepython]

Yep, but according to the topic title that is supposed to be C, not C++. C doesn't
allow the definition of new local variables in the middle of a block.

kind regards,

Jos

Ah, I see, I had no idea about that, sorry.