GATE 2026 · CS2 - Afternoon
Consider the following ANSI-C function.
c
The maximum possible value that can be returned from this function is ____________. (answer in integer)
Note: Ignore syntax errors (if any) in the function.
int func(int start, int end){
int length=end+1-start;
if((length<1)||(start<0)||(end<0)){ return(0); }
if(length%3==0){
return(func(start+1, end));
} else if(length%3==1){
return(1+func(start, end-1));
} else {
return(func(start+2, end));
}
}