Storage classes arrays & functions in C Language

C Programming – Functions/ Storage
Classes
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Storage Class
Scope, Visibility and Lifetime of variables
 Scope: The scope of a variable determines over what region of the program a variable is accessible.
 Visibility: Refers to the accessibility of a variable from the memory.
 Longevity (Lifetime): refers to the period during which a variable retains a given value during
execution of a program.
Storage Class
 A storage class defines the scope (visibility) and life time of variables and/or functions within a C
Program. These specifiers precede the type that they modify.
 There are following storage classes which can be used in a C Program:
o Automatic Variables/ Internal Variables (auto)
o External Variables/ Global Variables (extern)
o Static Variables (static)
o Register Variables (register)
Automatic Variables/ Internal Variables (auto)
 The auto storage class is the default storage class for all local variables.
 The features of a variable defined to have an auto storage class are as under:
Storage Memory
Default initial value An unpredictable value, which is often called a garbage value.
Scope Local to the block in which the variable is defined.
Life Till the control remains within the block in which the variable is defined.
 Automatic variables are declared inside a function in which they are to be utilized. They are created
when the function is called and destroyed when the function is exited.
 Automatic variables are therefore private (local) to the function in which they are declared.
 All variables declared within a function are auto by default even if the storage class auto is not
specified.
#include <stdio.h>
void function1(void);
void function2(void);
void main( )
{
int m = 1000;
function2();
printf("%dn",m); /* Third output */
}
void function1(void)
{
int m = 10;
printf("%dn",m); /* First output */
}
void function2(void)
{
int m = 100;
function1();
printf("%dn",m); /* Second output */
}
 In the above example, int m is an auto variable in all the three functions main(), function1(),
function2().

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 When executed, main calls function2 which in turn calls function1. When main is active m = 1000;
when function2 is called next m = 100 but within function2 function1 is called and hence m = 10
becomes active.
 Hence, the output will be first – 10 then call returned to function2 and hence 100 and then call
returned to main and hence 1000 gets printed.
External Variables/ Global Variables (extern)
 The extern storage class allows to declare a variable as a Global/ External variables.
 The variables of this class can be referred to as 'global or external variables.' They are declared
outside the functions and can be invoked at anywhere in a program.
 The features of a variable defined to have an extern storage class are as under:
Storage Memory
Default initial value Zero
Scope Global
Life As long as the program’s execution doesn’t come to an end.
 The extern storage class is used to give a reference of a global variable that is visible to ALL the
program files.
 When we use 'extern' the variable cannot be initialized as all it does is point the variable name at a
storage location that has been previously defined.
int fun1(void);
int fun2(void);
int fun3(void);
int x ; /* global */
void main( )
{
x = 10 ; /* global x */
printf("x = %dn", x);
printf("x = %dn", fun1());
}
int fun1(void)
{
x = x + 10;
}
int fun2(void)
{
int x; /* local */
x = 1;
return (x);
}
int fun3(void)
{
x = x + 10; /* global x */
}
 In the above example, the variable x is used in all functions but none except fun2, has a definition for
x.
 Because x has been declared 'above' all the functions, it is available to each function without having
to pass x as a function argument.
 Further, since the value of x is directly available, we need not use return(x) statements in fun1 and
fun3.
 However, since fun2 has a definition of x, it returns its local value of x and therefore uses a return
statement. In fun2, the global x is not visible. The local x hides its visibility here.

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Static Variables (static)
 The value of static variables persists until the end of the program.
 A variable can be declared static using the keyword static. E.g.: static int x;
 A static variable may be either an internal or external type depending on the place of declaration.
 The features of a variable defined to have an static storage class are as under:
Storage Memory
Default initial value Zero
Scope Local to block in which the variable is defined
Life Value of variable persists between function calls
 Internal static variables are those which are declared inside a function. The scope of internal static
variables extends upto the end of the function in which they are defined.
 A static variable is initialized only once, when the program is compiled. It is never initialized again.
 An external static variable is declared outside of all functions and is available to all the functions in
that program.
#include<stdio.h>
void stat(void);
void main()
{
int i;
for(i=1; i<=3; i++)
stat( );
}
void stat(void)
{
static int x = 0;
x = x+1;
printf("x = %dn", x);
}
 In the above example, the first call to stat(), increment value of x to 1. Because x is static, this value
persists and when loop iterates, the next call to stat() increments x to 2 and so on till the loop runs.
 If the same code was with int x instead of static int x; - all the three iterations of the loop would
have given the value 1 to the main function because x was not static.
Register Variables
 We can tell the compiler that a variable should be kept in one of the machine’s registers, instead of
keeping in the memory (RAM).
 Since a register access is much faster than a memory access, keeping the frequently accessed
variables in the register will lead to faster execution of programs.
 There is no waste of time, getting variables from memory and sending it to back again.
 Since only a few variables can be placed in the register, it is important to carefully select the
variables for this purpose.
 The features of a variable defined to have an regiser storage class are as under:
Storage CPU Registers
Default initial value Garbage Value
Scope Local to block in which the variable is defined
Life Till the control remains within the block in which the variable is defined

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <conio.h>
void main()
{
register int i=10;
clrscr();
{
register int i=20;
printf("nt %d",i);
}
printf("nnt %d",i);
getch();
}
Operations on Arrays
 An array is a collection of items which can be referred to by a single name.
 An array is also called a linear data structure because the array elements lie in the computer
memory in a linear fashion.
 The possible operations on array are:
1. Insertion
2. Deletion
3. Traversal
4. Searching
5. Sorting
6. Merging
7. Updating
Insertion and Deletion
 Inserting an element at the end of the linear array can be easily performed, provided the memory
space is available to accommodate the additional element.
 If we want to insert an element in the middle of the array then it is required that half of the
elements must be moved rightwards to new locations to accommodate the new element and keep
the order of the other elements.
 Similarly, if we want to delete the middle element of the linear array, then each subsequent element
must be moved one location ahead of the previous position of the element.
Traversing
 Traversing basically means the accessing the each and every element of the array at least once.
 Traversing is usually done to be aware of the data elements which are present in the array.
 After insertion or deletion operation we would usually want to check whether it has been
successfully or not, to check this we can use traversing, and can make sure that whether the
element is successfully inserted or deleted.
Sorting
 We can store elements to be sorted in an array in either ascending or descending order.
Searching
 Searching an element in an array, the search starts from the first element till the last element.The
average number of comparisons in a sequential search is (N+1)/2 where N is the size of the array. If
the element is in the 1st position, the number of comparisons will be 1 and if the element is in the
last position, the number of comparisons will be N.

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Merging
 Merging is the process of combining two arrays in a third array. The third array must have to be large
enough to hold the elements of both the arrays. We can merge the two arrays after sorting them
individually or merge them first and then sort them as the user needs.
#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main()
{
int ch,h[10],n,p,i,t,j;
printf("n ENTER ARRAY= ");
for(i=0;i<10;i++)
{
scanf("n %d",&h[i]);
}
do
{
printf("n1.traversing");
printf("n2.insertion");
printf("n3.deletion");
printf("n4.sorting");
printf("n5.searching");
printf("n6. exit");
printf("nenter choice");
scanf("%d",&ch);
switch(ch)
{
case 1: printf("n display array");
for(i=0;i<10;i++)
{
printf("n %d",h[i]);
} getch();
break;
case 2:printf("n enter no & position ");
scanf("%d%d",&n,&p);
for(i=0;i<10;i++)
{
if(i==p)
{
h[i]=n;
}
else
{
printf("n position not found");
}
}
break;
case 3:
printf("n enter position for delete no");
scanf("%d",&n);
for(i=0;i<10;i++)
{
if(i==n)
{ h[i]=0;
}
else
{
printf("n position not found");
}
}
break;
case 4: printf("n sorting is==");
for(i=0;i<9;i++)
{
for(j=i+1;j<=9;j++)
{
if(h[i]<=h[j])
{
t=h[i];
h[i]=h[j];
h[j]=t;
}
}
}
for(i=0;i<10;i++)
{
printf("n%dn",h[i]); } getch();
break;
case 5: printf("n enter no for searching ");
scanf("%d",&n);
for(i=0;i<10;i++)
{
if(h[i]==n)
printf("n%d",h[i]);
} getch();
break;
case 6: exit();
}
}while(ch!=6);
getch();
}

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Built-In Functions in C
Mathematical Functions in STDLIB.H
1. abs(): returns the absolute value of an integer. (Given number is an integer)
Syntax: abs(number) E.g.: a = abs(-5) O/p: 5
2. fabs(): returns the absolute value of a floating-point number. (Given number is a float number)
Syntax: fabs(number) E.g.: a = fabs(-5.3) O/p: 5.3
Mathematical Functions in MATH.H
3. pow(): Raises a number (x) to a given power (y).
Syntax: double power(double x, double y) E.g. : pow(3, 2) O/p: 9
4. sqrt() : Returns the square root of a given number.
Syntax: double sqrt (double x) E.g. : sqrt(9) O/p: 3
5. ceil() : Returns the smallest integer value greater than or equal to a given number.
Syntax: double ceil(double x) E.g. y = ceil(123.54) O/p: y = 124
6. floor() : Returns the largest integer value less than or equal to a given number.
Syntax: ceil(double x) E.g. y = floor(123.54) O/p: y = 123
7. log(): Returns the natural logarithm of a given number.
Syntax: double log(double x) E.g. y = log(1.00) O/p: 0.0000
8. exp(): Returns the value of e raised to the xth
power.
Syntax: double exp(double x) E.g. y = exp(1.00) O/p: 2.718282
Functions in CTYPE.H
The ctype header is used for testing and converting characters. A control character refers to a character
that is not part of the normal printing set.
The is... functions test the given character and return a nonzero (true) result if it satisfies the following
conditions. If not, then 0 (false) is returned.
1. isalnum() – Checks whether a given character is a letter (A-Z, a-z) or a digit(0-9) and returns true else
false. Syntax: int isalnum(int character);
2. isalpha() – Checks whether a given character is a letter (A-Z, a-z) and returns true else false.
Syntax: int isalnum(int character);
3. isdigit() – Checks whether a given character is a digit (0-9) and returns true else false.
Syntax: int isdigit(int character);
4. iscntrl() – Checks whether a given character is a control character (TAB, DEL)and returns true else
false. Syntax: int iscntrl(int character);
5. isupper() – Checks whether a given character is a upper-case letter(A-Z) and returns true else false.
Syntax: int isupper(int character);

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6. islower() – Checks whether a given character is a lower-case letter(a-z) and returns true else false.
Syntax: int islower(int character);
7. isspace() – Checks whether a given character is a whitespace character (space, tab, carriage return,
new line, vertical tab, or formfeed)and returns true else false. Syntax: int isspace(int
character);
8. tolower() – If the character is an uppercase character (A to Z), then it is converted to lowercase (a to
z).
Syntax: int tolower(int character); E.g.: tolower(‘A’) O/p : a
9. toupper() – If the character is a lowercase character (a to z), then it is converted to uppercase (A to
Z).
Syntax: int toupper(int character); E.g.: toupper(‘a’) O/p : A
10. toascii() – Converts a character into a ascii value.
Syntax: short toascii(short character);
 What is the mean of #include <stdio.h>?
This statement tells the compiler to search for a file ‘stdio.h’ and place its contents at this point in
the program. The contents of the header file become part of the source code when it is compiled.
 Full form of the different library header file: -
File Name Full form
stdio.h Standard Input Output Header file. It contains different standard input
output function such as printf and scanf
math.h Mathematical Header file. This file contains various mathematical
function such cos, sine, pow (power), log, tan, etc.
conio.h Console Input Output Header file. This file contains various function
used in console output such as getch, clrscr, etc.
stdlib.h Standard Library Header file. It contains various utility function such as
atoi, exit, etc.
ctype.h Character TYPE Header file. It contains various character testing and
conversion functions
string.h. STRING Header file. It contains various function related to string
operation such as strcmp, strcpy, strcat, strlen, etc.
time.h TIME handling function Header file. It contains various function related
to time manipulation.

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Different Library function: -
1. getchar( ): - This function is used to read simply one character from standard input device. The
format of it is: Syntax: variablename = getchar( ) ;
e.g char name;
name = getchar ( ) ;
Here computer waits until we enter one character from the input device and assign it to character
variable name. We have to press enter key after inputting one character, then we are getting the
next result. This function is written in ‘stdio.h’ file
2. getche( ): - This function is used to read the character from the standard input device. The format of
it is: Syntax: variablename = getche( ) ;
e.g char name;
name = getche( ) ;
Here computer waits until we enter one character from the input device and assign it to character
variable name. In getche( ) function there is no need to press enter key after inputting one character
but we are getting next result immediately while in getchar( ) function we must press the enter key.
This getche( ) function is written in standard library file ‘conio.h’.
3. getch( ): - This function is used to read the character from the standard input device but it will not
echo (display) the character which you are inputting. The format of it is:
Syntax: variablename = getche( ) ;
e.g char name;
name = getch( ) ;
Here computer waits until you enter one character from the input device and assign it to character
variable name. In getch( ) function there is no need to press enter key after inputting one character
but you are getting next result immediately while in getchar( ) function you must press the enter key
and also it will echo (display) the character which you are entering. This getch( ) function is written in
standard library file ‘conio.h’.
4. putchar( ): -This function is used to print one character on standard output device. The format of this
function is: Syntax: putchar(variablename) ;
e.g. char name;
name=’p’;
putchar(name);
After executing the above statement you get the letter ‘p’ printed on standard output device. This
function is written in ‘stdio.h’ file.

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