About Array Index
#include <stdio.h>
void main()
{
int array[9]={1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9};
int i=-1;
while (i<8)
{
printf("The Element is %d and its index is %d\n", array[i],++i);
}
}
In the above program, the loop starts with -1. But in the output , the index starts from 0 to 8. I couldn't understand the concept behind it. Can anybody explain it?
>printf("The Element is %d and its index is %d\n", array[i],++i);
i=-1
1. ++i, i==0 now.
2. printf("The Element is %d and its index is %d\n",array[0],0);
........
I'm not sure if you got the difference.
i++ increments AFTER the operation/test of the logical operator
++i increments BEFORE the operation.
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> Can anybody explain it?
It's broken code - pure and simple.
Read this
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/C-faq/s3.html
> void main()
Read the rest of that FAQ to find out why this is broken as well.
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