@Kumar: You've declared a pointer, and you can change the pointer, just as in int i=10 declares an integer that you can change.
Dave On Aug 21, 11:28 pm, kumar raja <rajkumar.cs...@gmail.com> wrote: > char *p= "hello world"; > > When we try to modify the above string it will raise an error. I heard that > the String constant is stored in the Data segment of the process . The data > segment consists of two parts . > 1)Initialized data segment > 2)Uninitialized data segment > > If we use some other global variable in the same program say static int > i=10; > > But it could be modified at later.So why not the string constant cant be > modified??? Someone said that it is stored in Text/Code segment . I think > thats wrong . the Text segment is only a set of machine instructions to > execute the program ,but does not contain any data values. > > So, Where the above String constant is stored and why it cant be altered??? > > -- > Regards > Kumar Raja > M.Tech(SIT) > IIT Kharagpur, > 10it60...@iitkgp.ac.in > 7797137043. > 09491690115. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.
