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What will be the output of the program? #include void swap(char *, char *); int main() { char *pstr[2] = {"Hello", "CuriousTab"}; swap(pstr[0], pstr[1]); printf("%s\n%s", pstr[0], pstr[1]); return 0; } void swap(char *t1, char *t2) { char *t; t=t1; t1=t2; t2=t; }

Correct Answer: Hello CuriousTab

Explanation:

Step 1: void swap(char *, char *); This prototype tells the compiler that the function swap accept two strings as arguments and it does not return anything.


Step 2: char *pstr[2] = {"Hello", "CuriousTab"}; The variable pstr is declared as an pointer to the array of strings. It is initialized to


pstr[0] = "Hello", pstr[1] = "CuriousTab"


Step 3: swap(pstr[0], pstr[1]); The swap function is called by "call by value". Hence it does not affect the output of the program.


If the swap function is "called by reference" it will affect the variable pstr.


Step 4: printf("%s\n%s", pstr[0], pstr[1]); It prints the value of pstr[0] and pstr[1].


Hence the output of the program is


Hello
CuriousTab


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