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23ADT001 - C Programming

Module I
Topic – Variables and Data Types

23ADT001 - C PROGRAMMING
Variable
• A variable is nothing but a name given to a storage area that our
programs can manipulate.
Syntax: data type variable name;
Rules for defining variables
• A variable can have alphabets, digits, and underscore.
• A variable name can start with the alphabet, and underscore only. It
can’t start with a digit.
• No whitespace is allowed within the variable name.
• A variable name must not be any reserved word or keyword, e.g. int,
goto, etc.

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Variable Declaration
 To create a variable, you must specify the type and
then its identifier :
 Integer
int a;
a=10;

int a=10;

int a,b;
a=10;
b=5;

int a=10,b=5;
23ADT001 - C PROGRAMMING
Variable Declaration
 To create a variable, you must specify the type and
then its identifier :
 Float
float a;
a=10.5;

float a=10.5;

float a,b;
a=10.5;
b=5.5;

float a=10.5,b=5.5;
23ADT001 - C PROGRAMMING
Variable Declaration
 To create a variable, you must specify the type and
then its identifier :
 Character
char a;
a=‘x’;

char a=‘x’;

char a,b;
a=‘x’;
b=‘y’;

char a=‘x’,b=‘y’;
23ADT001 - C PROGRAMMING
Variable Declaration
 To create a variable, you must specify the type and
then its identifier :
 String
char a[5];
a=“hello”;

char a[5]=“hello”;

h e l l o
a[0] a[1] a[2] a[3] a[4]

Representation of string a

23ADT001 - C PROGRAMMING
Variable Initialization
• Variable can be assigned or initialized using an assignment
operator ‘=‘.
• The declaration and initialization can also be done in the same
line.
Syntax:
Variable_name=constant or data_type
Variable_name=constant

23ADT001 - C PROGRAMMING
Entire Data types in c:
Data type Size(bytes) Range Format string

Char 1 128 to 127 %c

Unsigned char 1 0 to 255 %c

Short or int 2 -32,768 to 32,767 %i or %d

Unsigned int 2 0 to 65535 %u

Long 4 -2147483648 to 2147483647 %ld

Unsigned long 4 0 to 4294967295 %lu

Float 4 3.4 e-38 to 3.4 e+38 %f or %g

Double 8 1.7 e-308 to 1.7 e+308 %lf

Long Double 10 3.4 e-4932 to 1.1 e+4932 %lf


23ADT001 - C PROGRAMMING
Basic C programs #include<stdio.h>//program to display given data
#include<conio.h>
void main()
{
int a=10; OUTPUT
Integer value : 10
float b=10.88; Float value : 10.88
char c=‘$’; Character :$
String : hello
char d[5]=“hello”;
clrscr();
printf(“Integer value : %d\n”,a);
printf(“Float value : %f\n”,b);
printf(“Character : %c\n”,c);
printf(“String : %s”,d);
getch();
}
23ADT001 - C PROGRAMMING
SUMMARY
• Basic elements of C program
• Data types
• Variables

23ADT001 - C PROGRAMMING
References
• Ashok N.Kamthane, Amit.N.Kamthane, “Programming in C”, 3rd
Edition, Pearson Education, 2015
• Ajay Mittal, “Programming in C-A Practical Approach”, 3rd Edition,
Pearson Education, 2010.
• Yashavant P.Kanetkar, “Let Us C”, 16th Edition, BPB Publications,
2018.
• PradipDey, ManasGhosh, “Computer Fundamentals and
Programming in C”, 2nd Edition, Oxford University Press, 2013.

23ADT001 - C PROGRAMMING
23ADT001 - C PROGRAMMING

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