Variables Inside Variables Dev C++
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Hello everyone!
I have seen some code where some variable gets inserted into string throught the % sign, like so -
I have tried to look it up in google but I do not know what this is called. What is it and where can I find a reference for it? Thanks!
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('insert into songs values (%Q ,%d, %d, %Q, %Q, %Q, .. /clone-mac-drive-with-boot-camp.html. ', someInt, someChar, someChar.. )
Do you use someting like sprintf_s()? (or sprintf())
example:
| And in the second one, how long does the static int num stay in memory ? |
A point of terminology: num isn't static in your example. It is local.
| does it get deleted after the function is out of scope? |
Locals get deleted when the block that contains them goes out of scope. Since the block containing num is the function, then 'yes' it gets deleted when the program flow leaves the function.
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| And because it is declared within the function, it is not reachable from outside of the function, correct ? |
Correct. By the way, you might think 'hey, what if I return a pointer to num? Can I see it then?' Then answer is no. The memory occupied by num will get reused for other local variables by other functions, so even if you did return a pointer to it, the pointer would point to garbage. Note also that the address of num can change from one call to the next. It truly is a variable that is created, has a lifetime and then gets destroyed.
| And finally, which one is better ? and what is the difference ? like memory allocation, and stuffs like that. |
Well you're leaking the memory in your pointer example, so that's definitely bad. But even if you didn't leak it, a local variable is usually preferable to one allocated on the heap:
- Allocating a local variable often requires ZERO extra time. When you call a function, the program usually adjusts the stack pointer. If it has to make room for an extra local variable then that just changes the value that gets added/subtracted from the stack pointer.
- In contrast, allocating (and later freeing) space on the heap requires a bunch of instructions.
- Note that the difference here is in the time to allocate space for the variable. The time required to construct (and destroy) it will be the same in either case.
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So when
should you put a local variable on the heap? When it's big. Programs allocate a relatively small amount of space to the stack. If you put a 5 megabyte array there, then you're likely to run out of stack space. You might want to consider this for anything larger than a kilobyte or so.