It is basically comparing the addresses of the two and since p contains the memory address of "persons" it gives the output as technical persons... infact ull be surprised to see dis
#include<stdio.h> main(){char p[]="persons";char q[]="persons";if(p==q)printf <http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/printf.html>("technical %s",p);elseprintf <http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/printf.html>("true %s",p);return 0;} output : true persons #include<stdio.h> main(){char *p="persons";char *q="persons";if(p==q)printf <http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/printf.html>("technical %s",p);elseprintf <http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/printf.html>("true %s",p);return 0; } bt Here output will be Technical persons On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 9:04 PM, sivaviknesh s <sivavikne...@gmail.com>wrote: > > main() > { > char *p="persons"; > clrscr(); > if(p=="persons") > printf("technical %s",p); > else > printf("true %s",p); > return 0; > } > > ..op : technical persons ..plz explain .. how come it works like an strcmp > operation??? > -- > Regards, > $iva > > -- > 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. > -- Aditi Garg Undergraduate Student Electronics & Communication Divison NETAJI SUBHAS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Sector 3, Dwarka New Delhi -- 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.