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Subject:	Re: while loops and for loops
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Date:	Tue, 02 Oct 2001 01:49:23 GMT
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b279 wrote:
> 
> I can't get them to work correctly.
> 
> Problem 1:
> I have a for loop set up like this.
> 
> for (int i=1, i<100, i++)
>      my statements;

  for (int i = 1; i < 100; i++) {
     /* my statements */
  }

may work better.  Depending on compiler declaring i earlier may
work even better.

> But I get an error when I try to compile.
> 
> Error: parse error before ')'  - or something like that.  What does it mean?
> I have my loop set up correctly.

No you don't.

> Problem2:
> I have a while loop set up like this.
> 
> while(!kbhit())
>      my statements;

  while (!kbhit()) {
     /* my statements */
  }

has significant differences.

> I would assume it would loop until a key is pressed, but I can push all the
> on the keyboard, but the while loop continues on.
> Is the loop set up correctly, and is kbhit() use it the right way?

kbhit() is non-standard and non-portable.

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