local variables will get stored in?

Question

local variables will get stored in?

Answer 1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_variable

Answer 2

In computer science, a local variable is a variable that is given local scope. Such a variable is accessible only from the function or block in which it is declared. Local variables are contrasted with global variables.



In most languages, local variables are automatic variables stored on the call stack directly. This means that when a recursive function calls itself, local variables in each instance of the function are given separate memory address space. Hence variables of this scope can be declared, written to, and read, without any risk of side-effects to processes outside of the block in which they are declared.



Programming languages that employ call by value semantics provide a called subroutine with its own local copy of the arguments passed to it. In most languages, these local parameters are treated the same as other local variables within the subroutine. In contrast, call by reference and call by name semantics allow the parameters to act as aliases of the values passed as arguments, allowing the subroutine to modify variables outside its own scope.



Some advocate that all variables should be of local scope to avoid issues with side-effects.

Answer 3

Local Variables live on the STACK