From:	Damian Yerrick <Bullcr_pd_yerrick AT hotmail DOT comRemoveBullcr_p>
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On Wed, 17 May 2000 22:06:20 +0200, "Johan Henriksson"
<jhe AT realsoftware DOT cjb DOT net> wrote:

>Ok, I have this fun little question and yes, I know it's the basics :)
>Can I expect a variable to initialize to 0 if none is set?

Yes for global variables (declared outside a function).
Perhaps for static variables (haven't read the standard).
No for automatic variables (declared inside a function).
No for malloc() or `new' memory allocated off the heap.

This should help:
  http://www.google.com/search?q=comp.lang.c+FAQ

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