Thread: Extra number?

  1. #1
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    Extra number?

    When I run this program, the first number that is printed is some odd number like 134508085, why does it print that first instead of the number I input first?

    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>
    
    int main( int argc, char *argv[] ){
    
      int a[10];
      int i;
    
      printf("Enter ten numbers: \n");
    
      for(i = 0; i < 10; i++){
        printf("%d> ", i+1);
        scanf("%d", &a[i]);
      }
    
      for(;i >=0; i--)  
        printf("%d \n", a[i]);  
    
      return 0;
    }

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    When you hit the second for loop, i == 10, which is outside of the bounds of your array.

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