C | Storage Classes and Type Qualifiers | Question 17

Output?

#include <stdio.h>

int main(void)
{
    int i = 10;
    const int *ptr = &i;
    *ptr = 100;
    printf("i = %d\n", i);
    return 0;
}

(A) i = 100
(B) i = 10
(C) Compiler Error
(D) Runtime Error


Answer: (C)

Explanation: Note that ptr is a pointer to a constant. So value pointed cannot be changed using the pointer ptr. See Const Qualifier in C for more details.

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