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  Value and type of last evaluated expression: Address of array element: Address of array elementx:  (none)

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 Header...

#define N 24 
// 
// Flawed attempt to read in an integer followed by some text.
//

 int main(){
»  char line[N];
»  int value;

»  printf("Please enter the integer value\n");
»  scanf("%d", &value);

»  printf("Now please type in the text string, spaces are allowed!\n");

»  if (fgets(line, N, stdin)!=NULL) {
    // Chop off final '\n';
»    int end=strlen(line)-1;
»    if (lineend=='\n') 
      lineend='\0';
  }

»  printf("The value is %d, the text is >%s<\n", value, line);
»  return 0;
}
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Memory

main()

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value = -380541132
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line = 'b' ' ' 'K' ' '
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' ' ' ' ']' ' ' ' ' ' ' 'n' ' '
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' ' ' ' ':' '-' ' ' ' ' ' ' 'g'
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'.' 'c' ' ' ' '

main(): :if {...}

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end = 0

NB: the actual memory address of each variable is the
address shown plus 4287128712 (0xFF886488).

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Input was:

12
My name is Earl

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Output

Please enter the integer value
Now please type in the text string, spaces are allowed!
The value is 12, the text is ><
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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