ISRO CSE 2020 | Question: 62 closed

Question

#include

int main()

{ int x;

char *ptr;

x=622,100,101;

printf("%d",(*(char *)&x)*(x%3));

return 0;   

}

In this question what is the meaning of “   *(char *)&x    “ ? please explain it.

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Since, comma (,) is left to right associative operator. So, x will store only 622. 

Binary value of 622 is given below: 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 | 0 11 0 111 0 Lower byte pointed by character pointer Hence, (*(char *) &x) will return 01101110, i.e., decimal 110 and (x % 3) gives 1. ⇒ 110*1 = 110