What is the difference between qualifiers and specifiers in C? [duplicate]

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Could some one explain what is the difference between qualifiers and specifiers in C?

Answer 1

Assuming you're talking about types, then this is simply a lookup in the C standard.

C99 section 6.7.2:

type-specifier:

void
char
short
int
...

C99 section 6.7.3:

type-qualifier:

const
restrict
volatile

I imagine that it's clear that these are distinct categories of things...

Answer 2

Qualifiers
The keywords which are used to modify the property of a variable are called type qualifiers

eg.

 const
 volatile

Storage class specifiers in C language tells the compiler where to store a variable, how to store the variable, what is the initial value of the variable and life time of the variable.

eg.

auto
static
int
register

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