Local Variable: The variable whose scope lies inside a function or a block in which they are declared.
Global Variable: The variable that exists outside of all functions. It is the variable that is visible from all other scopes.
We can access global variable if there is a local variable with same name in C and C++ through Extern and Scope resolution operator respectively.
In C:
1) We can access a global variable if we have a local variable with same name in C using extern.
// C Program to demonstrate that we can access a global // variable if we have a local variable with same name #include <stdio.h> // Global variable x int x = 50;
int main()
{ // Local variable x
int x = 10;
{
extern int x;
printf ( "Value of global x is %d\n" , x);
}
printf ( "Value of local x is %d\n" , x);
return 0;
} |
Value of global x is 50 Value of local x is 10
Time Complexity: O(1)
Auxiliary Space: O(1)
In C++:
2) We can access a global variable if we have a local variable with the same name in C++ using Scope resolution operator (::).
// C++ Program to demonstrate that We can access a global // variable if we have a local variable with same name in // C++ using Scope resolution operator (::) #include <iostream> using namespace std;
// Global variable x int x = 50;
int main()
{ // Local variable x
int x = 10;
cout << "Value of global x is " << ::x << endl;
cout << "Value of local x is " << x;
getchar ();
return 0;
} |
Value of global x is 50 Value of local x is 10
Time Complexity: O(1)
Auxiliary Space: O(1)