Re: Why this code is working

jammie_linux@xxxxxxxxx writes:
> But when a function returns, the compiler reclaims all the memory
> assigend to the local variables. By this theory, isn't it possible that
> the memory where the string "This is local to the function" was
> stored, would also be reclaimed. In that case, the main's function str
> will be pointing at a totally meaningless position.

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