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Sanyam
Calcite | Level 5

Thanks everyone for your valuable comments.

Conclusion:

The variable created using SUM statement is initialized with 0 during compilation phase.

somynt
Calcite | Level 5

Since count1 + 1 is a  sum statement it can be read as ;

 

retain count1 0 ;

count1 = count1 + 1;

since retain statement get its 0 value during compilation time I think  answer is C. 

 

 

C. It is assigned a value 0 at compile time. 

 

 

 

 

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