const用法（Const usage）.doc

const用法（Const usage） [edit the]C in CONST of this paragraph The use of CONST in C: Const is a keyword in the C language that defines a variable that is not allowed to change. Using const can improve the security and reliability of programs to a certain extent. In addition, when you watch other peoples code, you can clearly understand the role of const and help you understand each others programs. Although it sounds simple, in fact, the use of const is also a subtle part of the C language. Where is the subtlety? Please look at the following questions. Question: const Variables constants Why does the following example use an const variable to initialize the array, and does the ANSI C compiler report an error? Const int n = 5; Int a[n]; Answers and analysis: 1) this question deals with the difference between constants and read-only variables. Constants must be read-only, such as 5, ABC, etc., and must be read-only, because constants are read-only areas that are placed in memory by the compiler and are not, of course, able to modify it. The read-only variable opens a place in memory to store its value, except that the value is limited by the compiler and is not allowed to be modified. The C keyword const is the modifier that defines a variable that is not allowed to change (Qualifier). In the above code, the variable n is modified to be a read-only variable, but it is not a constant to be modified. When ANSI C defines array definitions, the dimension must be constant, and read-only variables are not allowed. 2), note: in ANSI C, this approach is wrong, because the size of the array should be a constant, while the const int n, n is a variable (constant! = immutable variables, but in standard C++, this definition is a constant, the wording is right) in fact, according to the compilation process, and memory allocation, this usage should be reasonable, only the provisions of ANSI C on the array limit it. 3) and what defines constants in the ANSI C language? The answer is t