From: "A. Sinan Unur" <sinan DOT unur AT cornell DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: For loop problem
Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1998 07:47:34 -0400
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Simz wrote:
> 
> Simz wrote:
> >
> > When ever I try to use a for loop in DJGPP with a char (or any type 
> > for that matter), the loop never stops when I try to loop to the max 
> > value
> > that type can hold. For example
> >
> > unsigned char index = 0;
> > unsigned char array[256];
> > for (index = 0; index < 256; index++)
> >         array[index] = index;
> >
> > This loop never stops, I've even tried..
> > for (index = 0; index <= 255; index++)
> > for (index = 0; index < 256; ++index)
> > for (index = 0; index <= 255; ++index)
> >
> > And I need all 256 iterations for my programs to work.
> > Any sugestions?
> 
>  Besides using an integer.

why not? you could always do:

int main(void)
{
 unsigned char i;
 unsigned char answer[256];

 for( i = 0 ; i < 255 ; i++)
   answer[i] = 42;
 answer[i] = 42;
}

i just think it is error-prone, and meaningless. but, then, you might
have a special reason.
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