Question about variable scope

Question

For the scope of variables, I know that if you initialise a variable INSIDE a pair of curly braces, then you can only use that loop inside those braces, for example if you initialise a variable within a loop, once that loop ends, you can no longer use that variable. BUT, if I declare the variable outside the loop, and then CHANGE IT inside a loop, does the variable still have the value it was changed to AFTER the loop has ended?

For example:

    int pyramid_height = 0;

do
{
    printf("Please enter the half pyramid's height\n");
    pyramid_height = GetInt();
} while (pyramid_height < 0 || pyramid_height > 23);

for (i = 0; i < pyramid_height; i++)

say the user entered pyramid_height as 8 initially, would it still be set to 8 for me to use as the condition for the for loop i'm trying to make?

Answer 1

Yes it would. The variable is declared outside the loop. Any alteration you make in the variable value within main, would be stored in it!