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Asked: June 5, 20262026-06-05T21:00:22+00:00 2026-06-05T21:00:22+00:00

Possible Duplicate: Why can't variables be declared in a switch statement? How can a

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Why can't variables be declared in a switch statement?
How can a variable be used when its definition is bypassed?

#include<stdio.h>
  int main()
  {
      int a=1;
      switch(a)
      {   int b=20;
          case 1: printf("b is %d\n",b);
                  break;
          default:printf("%d\n",b);
                  break;
      }
      return 0;
  }

ran on gcc 4.6.3, output not 20. What is going on here?

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    2026-06-05T21:00:24+00:00Added an answer on June 5, 2026 at 9:00 pm

    Initialization of variables inside switch statements is bad practice and undefined behavior.

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