If you define a variable inside of your function, the variable can be referred and used only inside of that function. It means that you will not able to use the variable in another function (including main). Area of code where your variable can be used after declaration is usually called visibility of the variable.
The part of the code in which the variable is available.
Global scope (with external linkage).
Local function variables defined static remain in memory at all times. Such variables are only in scope (accessible) when the function itself is in scope.
If the function has been declared and defined, then the only remaining issue is scope, i.e. visibility.
The Scope of a variable defines the areas of a program where this variable would be visible and can be used. For ex: a. Method variables - are visible only inside the method where they are declared and hence their scope is only the method b. Class variables - are visible inside the class and can be used by any method inside the class and hence their scope is the whole class.
It probably refers to "scope" (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scope_(programming)). In programming languages with lexical scope, variables declared in an outer scope can be used in an inner scope, but variables declared in an inner scope cannot be used in outer scopes. It is considered best practice to declare variables (and constants, which are just variables that don't change) at the innermost scope possible for several reasons: # It makes it most clear what the scope of use is of the variable. # It makes it impossible to mistakenly use it in some other location. # It makes it easier to keep track of what variables exist at any given point in the code. For example, in standard C, nested functions are not allowed. This means that in any function, only two types of variables exist - global variables, and variables declared within that function. This has the advantage of making it easy to understand what any variable refers to.
Automatic variables are variables that are declared within the scope of a block, usually a function. They exist only within that scope, i.e. that block, and they cease to exist after the block is exited. These variables are usually allocated from the stack frame.
Local function variables defined static remain in memory at all times. Such variables are only in scope (accessible) when the function itself is in scope.
Scope of static variable is with in the file if it is static global. Scope of static variable is with in the function if variable is declared local to a function. But the life time is throughout the program
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If the function has been declared and defined, then the only remaining issue is scope, i.e. visibility.
The Scope of a variable defines the areas of a program where this variable would be visible and can be used. For ex: a. Method variables - are visible only inside the method where they are declared and hence their scope is only the method b. Class variables - are visible inside the class and can be used by any method inside the class and hence their scope is the whole class.
It probably refers to "scope" (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scope_(programming)). In programming languages with lexical scope, variables declared in an outer scope can be used in an inner scope, but variables declared in an inner scope cannot be used in outer scopes. It is considered best practice to declare variables (and constants, which are just variables that don't change) at the innermost scope possible for several reasons: # It makes it most clear what the scope of use is of the variable. # It makes it impossible to mistakenly use it in some other location. # It makes it easier to keep track of what variables exist at any given point in the code. For example, in standard C, nested functions are not allowed. This means that in any function, only two types of variables exist - global variables, and variables declared within that function. This has the advantage of making it easy to understand what any variable refers to.
Automatic variables are variables that are declared within the scope of a block, usually a function. They exist only within that scope, i.e. that block, and they cease to exist after the block is exited. These variables are usually allocated from the stack frame.
1. Local variables cannot be used by other forms. 2. Cannot be used globally. 3. They can slowdown the compiling process.
A function that is used before an variable to increase or decrease its value
The block they are declared in.
Local variables: These variables only exist inside the specific function that creates them. They are unknown to other functions and to the main program. As such, they are normally implemented using a stack. Local variables cease to exist once the function that created them is completed. They are recreated each time a function is executed or called. Global variables: These variables can be accessed (ie known) by any function comprising the program. They are implemented by associating memory locations with variable names. They do not get recreated if the function is recalled.
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