To Force a Procedure-Level Variable to Retain Its Value Even

question 43

Multiple Choice

To force a procedure-level variable to retain its value even when the procedure in which it is declared ends execution, you must make it a ____ variable.

• A) constant
• B) persistent
• C) static
• D) const

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