Compsci 250 / ECE 250:
C Programming
Alvin R. Lebeck
Some slides based on those from Daniel Sorin,
Andrew Hilton, Amir Roth, Gershon Kedem
Administrivia
Homework #1
No class Monday
Today
! Finish Data Representations
! C programming & Memory
Updated Academic Honesty Policy
! Do not provide solutions to any archive (digital, paper, etc.)
! This is a simple extension of existing policy of not providing
solutions to another student.
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Review: Answer
What floating-point number is
0xC1580000?
1100 0001 0101 1000 0000 0000 0000 0000
31 30
23 22
1 1000 0010 101 1000 0000 0000 0000 0000
S
Sign = 1 means this is a negative number
Exponent = (128+2)-127 = 3
Mantissa = 1.1011
-1.1011x23 = -1101.1 = -13.5
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Special values in IEEE Floating Point
How do you represent 0.0 in IEEE Floating Point?
! 0.0 = 000000000
! But need 1.XXXXX representation?
Exponent = 0 is denormalized
! Implicit 0. instead of 1. in mantissa
! Allows 0000.0000 to be 0
! Helps with very small numbers near 0
Results in +/- 0 in FP (but they are equal )
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Other Weird FP numbers
Exponent = 1111 1111 also not standard
! If all 0 mantissa: +/-
1/0 = +
-1/0 = -
! If non zero mantissa: Not a Number (NaN)
sqrt(-42) = NaN
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FP Addition/Substraction
Addition/Subtraction
! Align the exponents
! Perform operation
! Renormalize the result (put into 1.M x 2E-127 form)
What can possibly go wrong?
Well a lot
Search for disasters caused by numerical errors
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Software Implication! Rounding Errors
We only have 32-bits to represent floats
! Must approximate some values
Limited bits for mantissa
Does (x+y)*z = (x*z+y*z)?
Mathematically yes, but assumes infinite precision
Assume base 10, four digits available (two to left, two to
right of decimal point)
!
!
!
!
x = 99.96 x 103
x = x + 0.07
x = 100.03 x 103
x = 10.00 x 104
Numerical Analysis (CS 220) studies some of these
issues
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Floating Point Representation
Double Precision Floating point:
64-bit representation:
! 1-bit sign
! 11-bit (biased) exponent
! 52-bit fraction (with implicit 1).
double in Java, C, C++,
Exp
11-bit
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Mantissa
52 - bit
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Oct. Char
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Each character represented by 7-bit ASCII code (packed into 8-bits)
Convert upper to lower case A + 3210 = a
Other tables with decimal and HEX values.
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Unicode
Many types
UTF-8: variable length encoding backward compatible
with ASCII
! Linux
UTF-16: variable length
! Windows, Java
UTF-32: fixed length
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Data Representation Summary
Need efficient representations
2s complement for signed integers
IEEE Floating Point for Real numbers
Bits are bits are bits, same bits can be interpreted as
different types (unsigned, 2s complement, float, etc.)
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What you know today
JAVA
...
System.out.println("Please Enter In Your First Name: ");
String firstName = bufRead.readLine();
System.out.println("Please Enter In The Year You Were Born: ");
String bornYear = bufRead.readLine();
System.out.println("Please Enter In The Current Year: ");
String thisYear = bufRead.readLine();
int bYear = Integer.parseInt(bornYear);
int tYear = Integer.parseInt(thisYear);
int age = tYear bYear ;
System.out.println("Hello " + firstName + ". You are " + age + " years
old");
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How does a Java program execute?
Compile Java Source to Java Byte codes
Java Virtual Machine (JVM) interprets/translates Byte
codes
JVM is a program executing on the hardware
Java has lots of things that make it easier to program
without making mistakes
JVM handles memory for you
! What do you do when you remove an entry from a hash table,
binary tree, etc.?
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The C Programming Language
No virtual machine
! No dynamic type checking, array bounds, garbage collection, etc.
! Compile source file directly to machine (this is a little simplified)
Closer to hardware
! Easier to make mistakes
! Can often result in faster code
Generally used for systems programming
! operating systems, embedded systems, database implementation
! There is object oriented C++ (C is a strict subset of C++)
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The C Programming Language (Continued)
No objects
Procedural, not object oriented
! No objects with methods
Structures, unions like objects
! Member variables (no methods)
Pointers memory, arrays
External standard library I/O, other facilities
Macro preprocessor (#<directive>)
Additional Resources
! Kernighan & Richie book The C Programming Language
! MIT open course Practical Programming in C link in docs of web
site
! Drew Hilton Video Snippets
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Compiling and Running a C Program
Use the gcc program to create an executable file
gcc o <outputname> <source file name>
gcc o hello hello.c (must be in same directory as hello.c)
If no o option, then default output name is a.out (e.g., gcc hello.c)
Type the program name on the command line
! ./ before hello means look in current directory for hello program
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Debugging
Print debugging
! Just output information at different points in the program
! Not the most efficient, but often works.
gdb <executable filename>
Good for stopping at set points in program and inspecting
variable values.
! If you get good at using a debugger it is easier/better than printf
debugging
! See GDB Essentials video off https://www.cs.duke.edu/courses/
spring15/compsci250/docs.html
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Variables, operators, expressions
C variables are similar to Java
! Data types: int, float, double, char, void
! Signed and unsigned int
! char, short, int, long, long long can all be integer types
These specify how many bits to represent an integer
Constants
! Use #define C preprocessor
! E.g.,: #define MAX_SCORE 100
Operators:
! Mathematical +, -, *, /, %,
! Logical !, &&, ||, ==, !=, <, >, <=, >=
! Bitwise &, |, ~, ^ , <<, >> (well get to these next)
Expressions: var1 = var2 + var3;
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Bitwise AND / OR / XOR
& operator performs bitwise AND
| operator performs bitwise OR
^ operator performs bitwise Exclusive OR (XOR)
~ operator performs bitwise NOT
Per bit
0&0=0
0|0=0
0^0=0
0&1=0
0|1=1
0^1=1
1&0=0
1|0=1
1^0=1
1&1=1
1|1=1
1^1=0
For multiple bits, apply operation to individual bits in same position
AND
011010
101110
001010
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OR
011010
101110
111110
XOR
011010
101110
110100
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The SHIFT operator
>> is shift right, << is shift left, operands are unsigned int
and number of positions to shift
(1 << 3) is 000001 -> 0001000 (its 23)
0xff00 is 0xff << 8, and 0xff is 0xff00 >> 8
! Unsigned ints, be careful shifting signed integers (more later this
semester)
0xAB & 0x0F = 0x0B
0xAB & 0xF0 = 0xA0
0x0F and 0xF0 are called a bit mask
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Sakai In Class Quiz 2.1
button
y
x
val = 01 1010 0011 0100 1100
32-bit word with x,y and button fields
!
!
!
!
bits 0-7 contain x position
bits 8-15 contain y position
bits 16-17 contain button (0 = left, 1 = middle, 2 = right)
Bits 18-31 dont matter
Which C Statements correctly set xpos, ypos & button?
A.
xpos = val && 0x000ff;
ypos = (val && 0x0ff00) >> 8;
button = (val && 0x30000) >> 16;
C.
xpos = val & 0x000ff;
ypos = (val & 0x0ff00) << 8;
button = (val & 0x30000) << 16;
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B.
xpos = val & 0x000ff;
ypos = (val & 0x0ff00) >> 8;
button = (val & 0x30000) >> 16;
D.
xpos = val & 0x000ff;
ypos = val & 0x0ff00 >> 1;
button = val & 0x30000 >> 2;
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Sakai In Class Quiz 2.1: Answer
button
y
x
val = 01 1010 0011 0100 1100
32-bit word with x,y and button fields
!
!
!
!
bits 0-7 contain x position
bits 8-15 contain y position
bits 16-17 contain button (0 = left, 1 = middle, 2 = right)
Bits 18-31 dont matter
Which C Statements correctly set xpos, ypos & button?
A.
xpos = val && 0x000ff;
ypos = (val && 0x0ff00) >> 8;
button = (val && 0x30000) >> 16;
Logical AND
C.
xpos = val & 0x000ff;
ypos = (val & 0x0ff00) << 8;
button = (val & 0x30000) << 16;
Shift wrong direction; value not
in least significant bits
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B.
xpos = val & 0x000ff;
ypos = (val & 0x0ff00) >> 8;
button = (val & 0x30000) >> 16;
D.
xpos = val & 0x000ff;
ypos = val & 0x0ff00 >> 1;
button = val & 0x30000 >> 2;
Precedenceshifts mask first; shift
amount wrong
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Functions
Encapsulate computation
! Reuse or clarity of code
! Cannot define functions within functions
Must be declared before use!
int div2(int x,int y); /* declaration here */
main() {
int a;
a = div2(10,2);
}
int div2(int x, int y) { /* implementation here */
return (x/y);
}
Or put functions at top of file (doesnt always work)
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Global Variables
Global variables: Accessible from any function
#include <stdio.h>
float f = 0;
void bar () {
f = 0.5;
}
int main()
{
f =0.31234;
bar();
printf(The value is %f \n, f);
}
Output is:
The value is 0.5
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Memory Partitions
2n-1
Text for instructions
Stack
! add res, src1, src2
! mem[res] = mem[src1] +
mem[src2]
Typical
Address
Space
Data
! static (constants, global variables)
! dynamic (heap, malloc / new
allocated)
! grows up
Heap
Stack
Data
! local variables
! grows down
Text
Variables are names for
memory locations
Reserved
! int x;
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A Simple Programs Memory Layout
...
int result; // global var
int main()
{
int x;
...
result = x + result;
...
}
For now, think of this as performing:
mem[0x208] = mem[0x400] + mem[0x208]
2n-1
x 0x400
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Heap
result 0x208
Data
3
Text
0
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Stack
Reserved
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Sakai In Class Quiz 2.2
#include <stdio.h>
int a = 0;
float f = 0.5;
void setvals() {
float f = 0.5;
a = 78;
}
int main()
{
int a = 23;
f =0.31234;
setvals();
printf(The values are %d, %f \n,a,f);
}
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What is the result?
a)
b)
c)
d)
a = 78, f = 0.5
a = 78, f = 0.31234
a = 23, f = 0.5
a = 23, f = 0.31234
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Sakai In Class Quiz 2.2
#include <stdio.h>
int a = 0;
float f = 0.5;
void setvals() {
float f = 0.5;
a = 78;
}
int main()
{
int a = 23;
f =0.31234;
setvals();
printf(The values are %d, %f \n,a,f);
}
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2n-1
a 0xF0020
f 0x F0000
Stack
Heap
f 0x20004
a 0x 20000
Data
Text
Reserved
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Reference vs. Pointer
Java
! The value of a reference type variable, in contrast to that of a
primitive type, is a reference to (an address of) the value or set of
values represented by the variable http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/java/
nutsandbolts/datatypes.html
! Cannot manipulate the value of the reference
C
! A pointer is a variable that contains the location of another
variable
! A pointer is a memory location that contains the address of
another memory location
! Can manipulate the value of pointer (double edge sword)
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Pointers
Declaration of pointer variables
! int *x_ptr; char *c_ptr; void *ptr;
How do we get the location (address) of a variable?
Use one of the following:
1. Use the & address of operator
!
x_ptr = &intvar;
2. From another pointer (yes we can do arithmetic on them)
!
x_ptr = y_ptr + 18;
3. Return from memory allocator
!
!
x_ptr = (int *) malloc(sizeof(int));
Similar to java new, but must explicitly free memory (i.e., free(x_ptr));
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Pointers
address of operator &
! don t confuse with bitwise AND operator
Given
int x; int* p; // p points to an int
p = &x;
Then
*p = 2; and x = 2; produce the same result
Note: p is a pointer, *p is an int
What happens for p = 2?;
On 32-bit machine, p is 32-bits
x 0x26cf0
...
p 0x26d00 0x26cf0
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Pointers
De-reference using *ptr to get what is pointed at
statement
x_ptr
int x;
??
??
int *x_ptr;
??
??
x=2
??
x_ptr = &x;
&x
*x_ptr = 68;
68
&x
x_ptr = 200;
68
200
*x_ptr = 42
68
200
Be careful with assignment to a pointer variable
! You can make it point anywherecan be very bad
! You will, this semester, likely experience a segmentation fault
! What is 200?
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Sakai In Class Quiz 2.3
Which Version Correctly Swaps Values?
void swap (int x, int y){
int temp = x;
x = y;
y = temp;
}
main() {
int a = 3;
int b = 4;
swap(a, b);
printf(a = %d, b= %d\n,
a, b);
}
void swap (int *x, int *y){
int temp = *x;
*x = *y;
*y = temp;
}
main() {
int a = 3;
int b = 4;
swap(&a, &b);
printf(a = %d, b= %d\n,
a, b);
}
A.
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Strings as Arrays
s t
0 1
r i
15 16
g \0
42 43
A string is an array of characters with \0 at the end
Each element is one byte, ASCII code
\0 is null (ASCII code 0)
char str1[256] is similar to str2 = (char *) malloc(256);
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Structures
Loosely like objects
! Have member variables
! Do not have methods!
Structure definition with struct keyword
struct student_record {
int id;
float grade;
} rec1, rec2;
Declare a variable of the structure type with struct keyword
struct student_record onerec, *tworec;
Access the structure member fields with
! . structvar.member (e.g., onerec.id = 12;)
! -> structprt->member (e.g., tworec->id;)
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Summary
C is different from Java
! Procedural
! Structures not objects
! Pointers!
Next time
! Explicit memory deallocation
! Pointer manipulation
! Linked Structures
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