Volatile in C: Usage Explained
In the C language, “volatile” is a keyword that is typically used to declare a variable as “volatile,” meaning its value may be changed by external factors during the execution of the program, rather than being controlled by the program itself.
- Declare a variable as volatile type.
volatile int sensorValue;
- Variables that are declared as volatile indicate to the compiler not to optimize them, meaning that each access to the variable must be read from memory instead of using the cached value in the register.
- The “volatile” keyword is typically used in scenarios such as accessing hardware registers and interrupt service routines to ensure that the read and write operations on these variables will not be optimized by the compiler, thus ensuring the correctness of the program.
