Question

The C compiler ignores __________ characters like blanks, tabs and newlines used for indentation and vertical spacing.

Answer 1

Answer:

whitespace

Explanation:

The C compiler ignores whitespace characters like blanks, tabs and newlines used for indentation and vertical spacing. For example:

Consider the function:

int add ( int a, int b){

    return a+b;

}

and

         int add     ( int a,        int b){

                         return       a+b;

         }

The 2 representations of add function will be equivalent from the compilers perspective as the additional whitespace will be ignored.