wat does runtime error mean?? the program runs fine in my computer...

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wat does runtime error mean?? the program runs fine in my computer…

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Why do I get a Runtime Error (Other)?

This type of error is sometimes generated if you use too much memory. Check for arrays that are too large, or other elements that could grow to a size too large to fit in memory.

It can also be sometimes be generated for similar reasons to the SIGSEGV error.

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Runtime Errors are due to many issues…

  1. like not returning ‘0’ status to main in c and c++.
  2. going above array boundaries(c++ doesn’t check array limits…)
  3. like if u are using stack.h(in c or c++) and u exceeded limit of memory
  4. recursion can run upto 10^6 steps… as it uses stack to hold all. and it can run out of memory…
  5. scanf("%d",&a); without ‘&’ sign (refernce). meaning without referecing the input to memory location of a. it can also give runtime error

many more are there look at FAQ :slight_smile:

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You should give us ur code, we can’t help you without it, except if you only wanted to know what is RTE. :slight_smile:

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#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main()
{
int a[20],i=0,y;
clrscr();
printf(“Enter elements\n”);
do{
scanf("%d",&a[i]);
i++;
printf(“Do you wany to continue?y->1,n->0”);
scanf("%d",&y);
}while(y);
for(i=0;a[i]!=42&&a[i]<100;i++)
printf("%d\t",a[i]);
getch();
}

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dividing by zero is also common

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Minor addition to point #2: going below the boundaries (negative indices) also have equal share in triggering runtime error.