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"Chad" wrote:

On Jul 3, 10:47 am, Eric Sosman <esos...@ieee-dot-org.invalid> wrote:
> On 7/3/2011 12:32 PM, vinay kumar wrote:
>
> > main()
> > {
> > int d=010;
> > printf("%d",d);
> > }
>
> > please give with explanation
>
> Undefined, because a variable-argument function is used
> without a prototyped declaration.
>
> Also implementation-defined, because the final line of text
> output is not terminated with a newline.
>
> Also either (1) "semi-undefined" because a C90 int-valued
> function returns without returning a value, or (2) implementation-
> defined because a C99 compiler must diagnose a function definition
> without return type, and *if* it translates the program anyhow it
> gives it an implementation-defined meaning.
>
> ... but the answer you're probably looking for is "8", and
> the explanation will be found in the low-numbered pages of your
> C textbook -- you know, that unopened volume you've been carrying
> around. Open it (it won't bite you), and see what it has to say
> about "integer constants" or some similar term.
>

I know I shouldn't do this, but I'm going to take the bait on this
one. How do you figure the output is the "8".

1x8^1 + 0x8^0 = 8 

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what is the output vinay kumar <vinay5b9@gmail.com> - 2011-07-03 09:32 -0700
  Re: what is the output "Joachim Schmitz" <nospam.jojo@schmitz-digital.de> - 2011-07-03 19:43 +0200
  Re: what is the output Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-07-03 13:47 -0400
    Re: what is the output Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-07-03 12:15 -0700
    Re: what is the output Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2011-07-03 13:55 -0700
      Re: what is the output "osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2011-07-03 16:20 -0500
      Re: what is the output Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-07-03 14:24 -0700
        Re: what is the output Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2011-07-03 16:13 -0700
          Re: what is the output "Morris Keesan" <mkeesan@post.harvard.edu> - 2011-07-03 21:10 -0400
          Re: what is the output Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-07-04 14:22 -0700
          Re: what is the output Todd Carnes <toddcarnes@gmail.com> - 2011-07-05 03:30 +0000
      Re: what is the output John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2011-07-05 02:26 +0000
    Re: what is the output Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2011-07-03 18:30 -0700
      Re: what is the output Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-07-03 21:58 -0400
        Re: what is the output Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2011-07-04 17:10 -0700
          Re: what is the output Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-07-04 21:42 -0400
            Re: what is the output Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-07-04 22:51 -0400
            Re: what is the output Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2011-07-06 16:23 -0700
    Re: what is the output Michael Press <rubrum@pacbell.net> - 2011-07-03 21:23 -0700
  Re: what is the output Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2011-07-03 14:06 -0600
  Re: what is the output Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2011-07-03 18:19 -0700
    Re: what is the output Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-07-03 22:12 -0400
      Re: what is the output Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2011-07-03 21:16 -0600
    Re: what is the output Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-07-04 13:59 -0700
      Re: what is the output Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2011-07-04 17:15 -0700
  Re: what is the output Martin Ambuhl <mambuhl@earthlink.net> - 2011-07-04 17:21 -0400
    Re: what is the output Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2011-07-04 17:27 -0700
      Re: what is the output Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-07-04 18:07 -0700
        Re: what is the output Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2011-07-06 17:08 -0700
    Re: what is the output "Morris Keesan" <mkeesan@post.harvard.edu> - 2011-07-04 22:19 -0400
      Re: what is the output Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-07-04 23:19 -0400
        Re: what is the output Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-07-05 08:34 -0700
  Re: what is the output Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-07-04 18:26 -0400
    Re: what is the output Todd Carnes <toddcarnes@gmail.com> - 2011-07-05 03:36 +0000

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