What is the difference between a local and a global variable?

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What is the difference between a local and a global variable?..

Answer / rahul

Local Variables are declared within the function main.

main()
{
int a,b,c;(local variable declaration)

}
Global variables are declared outside the function main.

int FACT(int);
main()
{
Local variable declaration;
}

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What is the difference between a local and a global variable?..

Answer / thiyagaraj.ramaswamy

Local Variable :
The scope or lifetime of the local variable
is with in a block or procedure..
Eg: DECLARE @Variable1

Global Variable :
The scope or lifetime of the global
variable throughout the execution of the program..
Eg: DECLARE @@Variable1

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What is the difference between a local and a global variable?..

Answer / l.pandiyan

A global variable can be accessed by all functions. It is
initialized at the beginning of the program and is deleted
when the program shuts down. A local variable is isolated in
its function.

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What is the difference between a local and a global variable?..

Answer / rattana

global variable can be accessed by all functions. local variable is isolated in its function.It is initialized at the beginning of the program and deleted when the program closed.

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What is the difference between a local and a global variable?..

Answer / jaccessdenied

int a;//global variable
class VariablesDemo
{
int b;//class variable
void add()
{
int c,d;//c,d,e are local variables that are used within the function add
int e=c+d;
}
}

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