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C++ for loops
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for the for loop
for ( ; *source!='\0'; source++)
what is the purpose of the semicolon in the for loop ?
thank you!
for ( ; *source!='\0'; source++)
what is the purpose of the semicolon in the for loop ?
thank you!
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(1) The language specification requires them. (2) they separate initialization, condition, and increment statements.
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in a normal loop you would have
but in your code the semicolon simply states that it doesnt matter what the first section(
[edit] What AD said. lol.
for( i = 0; i < n; i++)but in your code the semicolon simply states that it doesnt matter what the first section(
i = 0) is.[edit] What AD said. lol.
Last edited by people123; Dec 3rd, 2007 at 1:45 am.
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All of the sections are optional, so we sometimes end up with this:
for(;;) Last edited by Ancient Dragon; Dec 3rd, 2007 at 2:04 am.
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