Asked by Cristian Coronado on Jun 10, 2024

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If a file opened for reading does not exist, the fopen() function returns the NULL address value.

Fopen() Function

A command in many programming languages used to open a file and associate it with a stream.

NULL Address

A special value used in programming to indicate that a pointer does not point to any valid location in memory.

  • Understand how to check for errors when opening a file and the importance of handling these errors.
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Fatima MichaelJun 13, 2024
Final Answer :
True
Explanation :
When attempting to open a file for reading that does not exist, the fopen() function in C returns NULL to indicate that the file could not be opened.