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[agsupriya86]

Hello,

Can anybody explain me the difference between 0123 and 123 in C??

I read somewhere its saying 40..how???

[scruggsy]

Hello,

Can anybody explain me the difference between 0123 and 123 in C??

I read somewhere its saying 40..how???

If you add a leading 0 to an integer, the compiler reads it in octal (base-8) notation.

int dec = 10; // dec = 10 in decimal
int oct = 010; // oct = 8 in decimal

But 123 in octal is not 40.
Hope this helps.