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C Tutorial » Language » Variable Declaration 
1. 5. 2. How to declare a variable

A variable declaration serves three purposes:

  1. It defines the name of the variable.
  2. It defines the type of the variable (integer, real, character, etc.).
  3. It gives the programmer a description of the variable.
int answer;     /* the result of our expression */
  1. The keyword int tells C that this variable contains an integer value.
  2. The variable name is answer.
  3. The semicolon (;) marks the end of the statement.
  4. The comment is used to define this variable for the programmer.
1. 5. Variable Declaration
1. 5. 1. Variables
1. 5. 2. How to declare a variable
1. 5. 3. Using a variable to store value
1. 5. 4. Initialize int value in declaration
1. 5. 5. Meaningful variable name
1. 5. 6. Define three variables and use assignment operator to assign value
1. 5. 7. Use printf to output variable
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