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What will be the output of the following: void main() { char * const ptr="abc"; ptr="xyz"; printf("%s",ptr); }

  1. abc

  2. xyz

  3. Compile time error

  4. None of these
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Explanation

char * const ptr means ptr is const (can't change what it points to). Trying to reassign ptr = xyz is illegal - compile error. The pointer itself is locked even though the data it points to isn't.

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