why does this loop work, but the other doesn't?

This loop works just dandily (dandily?)

Code:

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while(fin.good() && type == 'v') {
fin >> type;
if(type == 'v')
fin >> x >> y >> z;
numverts++;
}

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However its evil twin does not

Code:

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while(type == 'v') {
fin >> type;
if(type == 'v')
fin >> x >> y >> z;
numverts++;
}

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and yes type is initialized to 'v'
char type = 'v';


and even if type wasn't initialized it would simply exit the loop

>>why does this loop work, but the other doesn't?
What "doesn't work" about it? Please be clear with describing your problems.

i'm guessing it doesn't go in to the loop.. don't know why though. are you using the same files for both loops? and if the one works, why not just use it..?

well what i meant was the one that doesn't work never exits the loop, as in for some reason the conditions are never met.

What else could type be when read from the file? My guess is that the last thing it puts in type is 'v' at the end of the file, then since theres nothing else to get, it remains 'v' thus the infinite loop. Would also explain why the first one exits, because at the end of the file fin.good() would be false. But its hard to say without seeing the file being read.

The first one exits when it reaches the end of the file, the second one doesn't check if it's reached the end of the file ( so if it gets there, and at that point type == 'v' it will loop forever )