Finding a space in an array

Hi everyone, I'm trying to create a loop that finds a space in an array starting from the position 79. I think I have it and it should work but it won't.

I did a static_cast<int>(' ')l and was given the value 32

Code:

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for (i = 79; (static_cast<int>(length[i]) == 32); i--)
counter++;

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Now, the counter gives me the location of the space, which would be I think (79-counter)

Let me know what you guys think

no need for cast..

if its a character array just check if it equals a space!...

Code:

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int pos=79;
while(pos && length[pos--] != ' ');

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as for your code, heres what i think...
-no need for counter variable, you initialized 'i' outside the for loop anyway so that itself is the position of the space
-the cast is not needed, just check if its a space ' '
-in my opinion this is better suited for a while loop, but it doesnt matter really


your version doesnt work just because you have your for loop condition set to "continue while the character is a space'. instead of 'loop while it IS NOT A SPACE'

Hah, makes perfect sense. I actually changed it into a for statement, a little more convienient for me.

I'm new to programming so I guess i'm still in the over complicating phase =) Haha thanks a lot!