Thread: while loop.. do while..?

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    Angry while loop.. do while..?

    Hi everyone...
    I'm having trouble with a loop... well, I guess the problem is coming from the loop actually.
    The program is compiling, but it seems like the loop is an endless one, and I don't understand why. Here's the code:

    Code:
    void displayInfo(EMP employee[]) {
      int i=0;
      int k=0;
      char temp[MAXLEN];
    
      puts("Enter employee's last name:");
      scanf("%s", temp);
    
      while (temp != employee[i].last_name)
        i++;
    
      printf("Employee ID: %d\n", employee[i].ID);
      printf("Employee last name: %s\n", employee[i].last_name);
      printf("Employee first name: %s\n", employee[i].first_name);
      printf("Employee department: %s\n", employee[i].dept);
      printf("Employee salary: $%.2f\n", employee[i].salary);
    
      puts("What else do you want to do? ");
      return;
    }
    I'm sure I'm doing something stupid, but it really looks good to me... If you could help me out here...
    Last edited by Lau; 11-11-2002 at 03:21 PM.

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    Thanks Salem... I'm going to try that right now.

    Although, when you compare strings, is that how it has to be done ALL THE TIME? (yes yes, I'm new to C!! lol )

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    That works for me!!! Thank you...

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