#include<stdio.h> int main()
{ int a;
char *x;
x = (char *) &a;
a = 512;
x[0] = 1;
x[1] = 2;
printf("%d\n",a);
return 0;
} |
What is the output of above program?
(A) Machine dependent
(B) 513
(C) 258
(D) Compiler Error
Answer: (A)
Explanation: Output is 513 in a little endian machine. To understand this output, let integers be stored using 16 bits. In a little endian machine, when we do x[0] = 1 and x[1] = 2, the number a is changed to 00000001 00000010 which is representation of 513 in a little endian machine.