Subject:-Data Structure & Algorithm (Pcc-Cs301) Topic: - Stroge Class in C

RAMKRISHNA MAHATO
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SUBJECT :- DATA STRUCTURE & ALGORITHM ( PCC-CS301 )
TOPIC : - STROGE CLASS IN C
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INTRODUCTION :-
Storage Classes are used to describe the features of a variable/function. These features basically
include the scope, visibility and life-time which help us to trace the existence of a particular
variable during the runtime of a program.C language uses 4 storage classes, namely
We use the storage class in the C language for determining the visibility, lifetime, initial value,
and memory location of any given variable. The storage classes define the visibility (scope) and
the lifetime of any function/ variable within a C program
Storage Classes are used to describe the features of a variable/function. These features basically
include the scope, visibility and life-time which help us to trace the existence of a particular
variable during the runtime of a program.
C language uses 4 storage classes.
Types of Storage Classes in C
3 .Static 4 .Register
1. Automatic 2. External
Storage Class Storage Class
Storage Class Storage Class
1 . AUTO STROGE CLASS :-
This is the default storage class for all the variables declared inside a function or a block. Hence, the keyword auto
is rarely used while writing programs in C language. Auto variables can be only accessed within the block/function
they have been declared and not outside them (which defines their scope). Of course, these can be accessed within
nested blocks within the parent block/function in which the auto variable was declared. However, they can be
accessed outside their scope as well using the concept of pointers given here by pointing to the very exact memory
location where the variables reside. They are assigned a garbage value by default whenever they are declared.
2 .EXTERNAL STROGE CLASS: -

Extern storage class simply tells us that the variable is defined elsewhere and not within the same block where it is
used. Basically, the value is assigned to it in a different block and this can be overwritten/changed in a different
block as well. So an extern variable is nothing but a global variable initialized with a legal value where it is declared
in order to be used elsewhere. It can be accessed within any function/block. Also, a normal global variable can be
made extern as well by placing the ‘extern’ keyword before its declaration/definition in any function/block. This
basically signifies that we are not initializing a new variable but instead we are using/accessing the global variable
only. The main purpose of using extern variables is that they can be accessed between two different files which are
part of a large program. For more information on how extern variables work, have a look at this link.
3 .STATIC STROGE CLASS : -
This storage class is used to declare static variables which are popularly used while writing programs in C language.
Static variables have the property of preserving their value even after they are out of their scope! Hence, static
variables preserve the value of their last use in their scope. So we can say that they are initialized only once and exist
till the termination of the program. Thus, no new memory is allocated because they are not re-declared. Their scope
is local to the function to which they were defined. Global static variables can be accessed anywhere in the program.
By default, they are assigned the value 0 by the compiler.
4 . REGISTER STROGE CLASS:-
This storage class declares register variables that have the same functionality as that of the auto variables. The
only difference is that the compiler tries to store these variables in the register of the microprocessor if a free
registration is available. This makes the use of register variables to be much faster than that of the variables
stored in the memory during the runtime of the program. If a free registration is not available, these are then
stored in the memory only. Usually few variables which are to be accessed very frequently in a program are
declared with the register keyword which improves the running time of the program. An important and
interesting point to be noted here is that we cannot obtain the address of a register variable using pointers.
To specify the storage class for a variable, the following syntax is to be followed:Syntax:
storage_class var_data_type var_name;
REFERENCE :-
BOOKS :-
1. Algorithms, Data Structures, and Problem Solving with C++”, Illustrated Edition by
Mark Allen Weiss, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company
2. “How to Solve it by Computer”, 2nd Impression by R.G. Dromey, Pearson Education.
3. Expert Data Structures with C, R. B. Patel, Khanna Publishing House, New DelhiRE
4. Programming in ansi c by E Balagurusamy

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2. “How to Solve it by Computer”, 2nd Impression by R.G. Dromey, Pearson Education.

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