Interview question.

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28Sep2005,12:07   #1
SATYAN JANA's Avatar
A good question usually asked at interviews,-

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int * func(int, int);
void main()
{
int *ptr = func(2,3);
printf("\nHello World!\n");
printf("\n%d\n",*ptr);
}
int * func(int i, int j)
{
int k = i + j;
return &k;
}
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What will be the output of the above program?
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Here is the output,-
Hello World!
Garbage Value

Note that Garbage Value will be printed here instead of 5. This is because once the control returns from func() to the main(), the address of local variable 'k' is free. So the contents of this address can be modified by anybody else.
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28Sep2005,14:45   #2
shabbir's Avatar
Quote:
Originally Posted by SATYAN JANA
A good question usually asked at interviews
I will add one more here
Code:
void AllocateMem(int *p)
{
  p = (int*)malloc(sizeof(int));
  *p = 6;
  return;
}

void main()
{
  int *a;
  AllocateMem(&a); 
  printf("[%d]",*a);
}
Gives an exception. I want the function to allocate the memory and want that to use in main. How?
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Code:
void AllocateMemory(int **p)
{
  *p = (int*)malloc(sizeof(int));
  **p = 6;
  return;
}

void main()
{
  int *a;
  AllocateMemory(&a);
  printf("[%d]",*a);
}
Team Leader
29Sep2005,23:16   #3
coderzone's Avatar
I will add one
Code:
class A
{
private:
  int a;
public:
  void func(void);
};

class B
{
private:
  int a;
public:
  virtual void func(void);
};

int main()
{
  A a;
  B b;
  cout<<sizeof(a)<<"  "<<sizeof(b)<<endl;
}
What will be the output of the above program and why?
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2 4 because there is a Pointer to the virtual table to resolve the dynamic binding of the virtual function.
Team Leader
29Sep2005,23:22   #4
go4expert's Avatar
Some multiple choice questions in C/C++ thread will add to the current questions.