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The following is an example to swap strings.Example Live Demo#include #include int main() {    char st1[] = "My 1st string";    char st2[] = "My 2nd string";    char swap;    int i = 0;    while(st1[i] != '\0') {       swap = st1[i];       st1[i] = st2[i];       st2[i] = swap;       i++;    }    printf("After swapping s1 : %s", st1);    printf("After swapping s2 : %s", st2);    return 0; }OutputAfter swapping s1 : My 2nd string After swapping s2 : My 1st stringIn the above program, two ... Read More

When static keyword is used, variable or data members or functions can not be modified again. It is allocated for the lifetime of program. Static functions can be called directly by using class name.Static variables are initialized only once. Compiler persist the variable till the end of the program. Static variable can be defined inside or outside the function. They are local to the block. The default value of static variable is zero. The static variables are alive till the execution of the program.Here is the syntax of static variables in C language, static datatype variable_name = value;Here, datatype − ... Read More

The printf() and scanf() functions are required for output and input respectively in C. Both of these functions are library functions and are defined in the stdio.h header file.Details about the return values of the printf() and scanf() functions are given as follows −The printf() functionThe printf() function is used for printing the output. It returns the number of characters that are printed. If there is some error then it returns a negative value.A program that demonstrates this is as follows −Example Live Demo#include int main(){    char str[] = "THE SKY IS BLUE";    printf("The value returned ... Read More

Details about getchar(), fgetc() and getc() functions in C programming are given as follows −The getchar() functionThe getchar() function obtains a character from stdin. It returns the character that was read in the form of an integer or EOF if an error occurs.A program that demonstrates this is as follows −Example Live Demo#include int main (){    int i;    printf("Enter a character: ");    i = getchar();    printf("The character entered is: ");    putchar(i);    return(0); }OutputThe output of the above program is as follows −Enter a character: G The character entered is: GNow ... Read More

When static keyword is used, variable or data members or functions can not be modified again. It is allocated for the lifetime of program. Static functions can be called directly by using class name.Static variables are initialized only once. Compiler persist the variable till the end of the program. Static variable can be defined inside or outside the function. They are local to the block. The default value of static variable is zero. The static variables are alive till the execution of the program.Here is the syntax of static variables in C language, static datatype variable_name;Here, datatype − The datatype ... Read More

The function pow() is used to calculate the power raised to the base value. It takes two arguments. It returns the power raised to the base value. It is declared in “math.h” header file.Here is the syntax of pow() in C language, double pow(double val1, double val2);Here, val1 − The base value whose power is to be calculated.val2 − The power value.Here is an example of pow() in C language, Example#include #include int main() {    double x = 5.5;    double y = 4.0;    double p;    p = pow(x, y);    printf("The value : %lf", p);   ... Read More

A static function in C is a function that has a scope that is limited to its object file. This means that the static function is only visible in its object file. A function can be declared as static function by placing the static keyword before the function name.An example that demonstrates this is given as follows −There are two files first_file.c and second_file.c. The contents of these files are given as follows −Contents of first_file.cstatic void staticFunc(void) {    printf("Inside the static function staticFunc() "); }Contents of second_file.cint main() {    staticFunc();    return 0; }Now, if the above ... Read More

In C and C++ programming, the exit(), abort(), and assert() functions are used for program termination and debugging. Each of these functions have different purpose and defined in different header files. In this article, we will learn these functions and their usage with the help of examples. The exit() Function In C/C++, exit() function is used to terminate the function call immediately without the executing further processes. This function is defined in  (in C) and / (in C++) header file and does not return any value. Syntax Following is the basic syntax of exit() function: void exit(int status_value); Here, ... Read More

The function strftime() is used to format the time and date as a string. It is declared in “time.h” header file in C language. It returns the total number of characters copied to the string, if string fits in less than size characters otherwise, returns zero.Here is the syntax of strftime() in C language, size_t strftime(char *string, size_t size, const char *format, const struct tm *time_pointer)Here, string − Pointer to the destination array.size − Maximum number of characters to be copied.format − Some special format specifiers to represent the time in tm.time_pointer − Pointer to tm structure that contains the ... Read More

Generally, we use header files in C/C++ languages to access the built-in functions like int, char, string functions. The function printf() is also a built-in function which is declared in “stdio.h” header file and it is used to print any kind of data on console.Here is an example to print without header files in C language, Exampleint printf(const char *text, ...); int main() {    printf( "Hello World" );    return 0; }OutputHello WorldIn the above program, we printed “Hello World” without using any header file in the program by declaring the printf() function. The declaration of printf() is as ... Read More