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C++ Quiz #32

Pointer to Local Variable

mediumDynamic Memory

This code compiles with a warning but produces unpredictable output. What is the bug?

📄 Code

1#include <iostream>
2using namespace std;
3 
4int* createNumber() {
5    int value = 42;
6    return &value;
7}
8 
9int main() {
10    int* p = createNumber();
11    cout << *p << endl;
12    return 0;
13}