little quiz (SPOILER... don't read if you don't want the answer)

[merlyn at sequent.UUCP]

>>>>While we are discussing C, how many people believe that
>>>>
>>>>        for (initial; test; update) statement;
>>>>
>>>>is ALWAYS equivalent to
>>>>
>>>>        initial;
>>>>        while (test) {
>>>>                statement;
>>>>                update;
>>>>                }
>>>>
>>>>how many people can cite the exception to the above rule?  (ie, one
>>>>clearcut case where they produce different results).

One that comes to mind immediately is the use of "continue" within "statement".
For the for loop, continue makes "update" happen, where in the while loop
continue doesn't.  For example, this statement:

	for (i=1; i<=10; i++)
		continue;

eventually exits (after 10 iterations), where:

	i=1;
	while (i<=10) {
		continue;
		i++;
		}

doesn't.

Randal L. Schwartz, esq.
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