Why this program gives address in output?-CodePudding

#include<stdio.h>  
  
int add(int, int); // function prototype  
  
int main()  
{  
    int a, b;  
  
    // printf("Enter 2 integer numbers\n");  
    // scanf("%d%d", &a, &b);  
  
    //function call add(a, b);  
    printf(" %d   %d = %d \n", a, b, add(2, 7));

Please focus on this line why it gives address 0 = 9//

    return 0;  
}  
  
//function definition  
int add(int x, int y)  
{  
    return x y;  
}

// produces outPut : 199164000 0 = 9

CodePudding user response：

You commented the scanf function and also didn't given values for the a and b. So it printed garbage values. You also need to pass a and b into the add(a,b) function.

#include<stdio.h>  

int add(int, int); // function prototype  

int main()  
{  
    int a, b;  

    // printf("Enter 2 integer numbers\n");  
    scanf("%d%d", &a, &b);  

    //function call add(a, b);  
    printf(" %d   %d = %d \n", a, b, add(a, b)); 

    return 0;  
}  

//function definition  
int add(int x, int y)  
{  
    return x y;  
}

CodePudding user response：

It is not printing any address. It is printing garbage values. You have not given any values to the variable a and b. So it will print garbage values. Why you commented scanf statement. Just stop commenting it and it will work.