Local variable vs global variable in C with example

Difference between local variables and global variable in C language

Local Variables:

Local variables are variables that are declared inside within any function body.  These variables are active within the block in which they are declared.

Example:

main() {

          int i, j, k;

          -------

          -------

}

void fun() {

          int num1, num2;

          -------------

          -------------

}

Global Variable:

Global variables are variables that are declared outside of all the function and it is active throughout our C program.  By default, global variables are initialized to 0

Example:

int num1, num2;

main() {

        int a;

        -------

        num1 = 100;

        --------

}

void fun() {

        int b;

        ------

        num1 = 200;

        num2 = 300;

        -------

}

Example C program using local variables and global variables

 
  #include <stdio.h>

  void print_Val();
  int global;

  int main() {
        int a;
        printf("Enter a number:");
        scanf("%d", &a);
        global =  100;
        print_Val(a);
        return 0;
  }

  void print_Val(int val) {
        printf("Inside print_Val() function:\n");
        printf("Local Variable value: %d\n", val);
        printf("Global variable value: %d\n", global);
  }

  Output:

  jp@jp-VirtualBox:~/$ ./a.out
  Enter a number:123
  Inside print_Val() function:
  Local Variable value: 123
  Global variable value: 100

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