Automatic variables

rkldabs

Hi,

Which portion of the C++ standard explicitly mentions that the local
variables of fundamental types in a function are uninitialized?

Regards,
Dabs.

Jul 30 '08 #1

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Jerry Coffin

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Hi,

Which portion of the C++ standard explicitly mentions that the local
variables of fundamental types in a function are uninitialized?

Section 8.5/9:

....if no initializer is specified for a non-static object, the object
and its subobjects, if any, have an indeterminate initial value...

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Later,
Jerry.

The universe is a figment of its own imagination.

Jul 30 '08 #2

rkldabs

Section 8.5/9:

>
...if no initializer is specified for a non-static object, the object
and its subobjects, if any, have an indeterminate initial value...

Thanks.

Jul 30 '08 #3

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