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Find output of below program

int a;
a= 'b' - 'a';
printf("%d\n",a);

a) compilation error
b) 97
c) 98
d) 0

What I have tried:

At first i thought the output would be 1 as the subtraction of ASCII values.but on execution it is giving errors. Since i am a beginner in C. Hope you will help me out !!

Posted 23-Nov-18 18:48pm

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Updated 24-Nov-18 5:14am

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Patrice T 24-Nov-18 3:21am

Which error message ?

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2018-11-23T19:58:00

The solution I get is what I'd expect: 1
That's using two different compilers:
Virtual-C IDE[^]
And
Online C Compiler - online editor[^]
Both give the same results.

I can't think of a compiler that would (or should) give an error or any other result!
I'd check the question really carefully and make sure you haven't missed something or mistyped it here.

CPallini · Answer 2 · 2018-11-24T05:14:00

Solution 2

The code you poste is perfect valid C one. The following program

C

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
  int a;
  a= 'b' - 'a';
  printf("%d\n",a);
  return 0;
}

compiles ('warninglessly') and runs fine, producing the output

Posted 24-Nov-18 5:14am

CPallini