How to access or modify the const variable in c ?
- 16 Answers
- 44842 Views
- HCL, HP, I also Faced
- E-Mail Answers
Answers were Sorted based on User's Feedback
Answer / gaurav bhandarkar
Author : Gaurav M. Bhandarkar
Yes u can modify constants...
Theory:
const int z = 420; // z is constant
&z (address of constant)
z (value of constant)
imp:
*(int*)((char*)&(*((char*)&z+1))-1) is
a unity/identity pointer operation resulting in z
That is:-
printf("%d | %d",*(int*)((char*)&(*((char*)&z+1))-1),z);
OUTPUT: 420 | 420
code:
const int z = 420;
printf("%d | %d\n",*(int*)((char*)&(*((char*)&z+1))-1),z);
//o-p 420 | 420
*((char *)&z+1) = 21; //corrupting the constant
printf("%d | %d",*(int*)((char*)&(*((char*)&z+1))-1),z);
//o-p 5540 | 420
___
The 2 similar printf's(check they are same)
o/p different values for same "z"
which is a constant!
thus the constant was corrupted!
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 53 Yes | 3 No |
Answer / saneesh a t
Actually the keyword const is not for the programmer who work with the normal
general purpose computer. By declaring a variable as const, the compailar shows
warning/error to the modification to the variable. At runtime you can modify the memory location
using any technique, or an external hacking program can change the value of the variable.
Suppose your program is compiled to run with a microcontroller with flash or EEPROM or such
memory. Now your variable with const qualifier will be stored in the FLASH of EEPROM memory,
which cann't be modified, and the technique is used to save the RAM space which is too small in
size for a micro controller. In this case too, a FLASH/EEPROM write can chage the value of the
const varriable.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 17 Yes | 1 No |
Answer / vignesh1988i
const. variable cannot be modified........ if you declare an
variable as:
const char i=90;
throught the program 'i' cant be modified
but #define macro can replace const.. and that macro can be
modified.... but its disadvantage is it will blindly
substitute the data which is #defined.......
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 21 Yes | 9 No |
Answer / vijay kumar (mainpuri)
Answer of #6 , output is wrong
correct out is given below :
Value is: 20
Value is: 20
(above output based on turbo c++ IDE)
Hence, const value can't be change.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 15 Yes | 5 No |
Answer / sri harsha s
Its compiler dependant.
Using pointer you can modify the content of a 'const'
variable. It works in gcc.. you will get the following
warning when you compile that program.
warning: initialization discards qualifiers from pointer
target type.
I am not sure about turbo c++.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 9 Yes | 1 No |
Answer / mr.x
int main()
{
const volatile int no=10;
int *ptr;
ptr=(int *)&no;
*ptr=30;
printf("%d %d",no,*ptr);
return 0;
}
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 2 Yes | 0 No |
Answer / varunreddy
try this it will work:
#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
const int i=10;
*(int *)&i=i++;
printf("%d\n",i);
return 0;
}
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 3 Yes | 3 No |
Answer / varunreddy
a small modification to answer #13
#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
const int a=10;
*(int *)&a=25
printf("%d\n",a);
return 0;
}
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 3 Yes | 3 No |
Answer / raj
Answer 6 would be true if you change the variable to const
volatile.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 0 Yes | 1 No |
define function
What does 1f stand for?
what is the use of operator ^ in C ? and how it works?
How do you define CONSTANT in C?
Tell me can the size of an array be declared at runtime?
What is a string?
Write a c program to print the even numbers followed by odd numbers in an array without using additional array
Does c have circular shift operators?
What are the features of the c language?
What is the purpose of 'register' keyword?
#define MAX 3 main() { printf("MAX = %d ",MAX ); #undef MAX #ifdef MAX printf("Vector Institute”); #endif }
How can I open a file so that other programs can update it at the same time?
C 
