A little bit simpler : public class Count { private static int count = 0; // resets the value to 0 public static void reset() { count = 0; } // updates the value public static String update() { count++; if(count == 1000) count = 1; return String.format(“%03d”, count); } // main() is used for … Read more
Recall that the static variable is shared between all calls to main. Then consider the code as it is executed recursively: int main() { static int i = 5; // 5 if (–i) { // 4 main() { if (–i) { // 3 main() { if (–i) { // 2 main() { if (–i) { … Read more
You are confusing the scope of a variable with the storage duration. As mentioned in the C11 standard, chapter ยง6.2.1, Scopes of identifiers, for file scope […] If the declarator or type specifier that declares the identifier appears outside of any block or list of parameters, the identifier has file scope, which terminates at the … Read more