What does this declaration in C mean?

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Hi,

Anyone can tell me the statement bellow:

char Key = KEYPAD_...,z;

The code is like that....

bit KEYPAD_Scan(char* const pKey)
{
	char Key = KEYPAD_NO_NEW_DATA,z;

	if(K0 == 0) {Key = '0';}
	if(K1 == 0) {Key = '1';}
	if(K2 == 0) {Key = '2';}	
	if(K3 == 0) {Key = '3';}
	if(K4 == 0) {Key = '4';}
	if(K5 == 0) {Key = '5';}	
	if(K6 == 0) {Key = '6';}
	if(K7 == 0) {Key = '7';}

	z = *pKey;
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Thanks...

 

[JankoMuzyk]

Re: Declaration in C

this is declaration of char type variables 'Key', and 'z', additional 'Key' variable is initialized with KEYPAD_NO_NEW_DATA constant. KEYPAD_NO_NEW_DATA is probably defined with #define KEYPAD_NO_NEW_DATA some_val

 

[Help]

Re: Declaration in C

Hi,

You are right, KEYPAD_NO_NEW_DATA is define:
#define KEYPAD_NO_NEW_DATA '*'

but i still not understand ,z ?

Please can you explain detail again or give some simple programe. So that i can understand well.....

Thank you

 

[Gorilla]

Re: Declaration in C

char Key = KEYPAD_NO_NEW_DATA,z;

You could also write:

char Key = KEYPAD_NO_NEW_DATA;
char z;

The comma simply allows you to declare multiple variables of the same type.

So

char a;
char b;
char c;

a=0;
b=1;
c=2;

and

char a, b, c;

a=0;
b=1;
c=2;

are the same.

 

[asahin11]

Re: Declaration in C

I think KEYPAD_NO..... is a const variable and programmer initillize Key local variable with KEYPAD_NO..... You should control begining of program for KEYPAD_NO....

best luck

 

[waterman]

Re: Declaration in C

Key and z are independent from each othe.

Value of Key is assigened by K0~K7, however value of z is assinged directly by the content of pointer pKey