cheers. makes sense!

for (pass=rx_str[ptr1+1]; ptr1<size && pass>0; ptr1++) {


D Lloyd wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Its the same as
>
> "for( set initial condition ; termination condition ; iteration condition
> )", if you like....where the termination condition is met if 'ptr1' is less
> than 'size' AND pass is a non zero value.
>
> Dan
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> u lost me there!
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> Alok Dubey wrote:
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> > whoops
> >  make that a boolean AND of size and pass
> > sorry
> > alok
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Alok Dubey (OCS-BLRAKS-AVS)
> > > Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 5:25 PM
> > > To:   'pic microcontroller discussion list'
> > > Subject:      RE: [OT]: quick question on C
> > >
> > > i hnk it is a boolean of  size and pass which is then compared to ptr1
> > > alok
> > >
> > >
> > >       -----Original Message-----
> > >       From:   Oluseyi Odeinde [SMTP:seyi@OCEAN.CF.AC.UK]
> > >       Sent:   Friday, January 26, 2001 5:15 PM
> > >       To:     PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> > >       Subject:        [OT]: quick question on C
> > >
> > >       i apologise if this post appears more than once - just realised
> that
> > > the
> > >       1st time i sent it, my [OT] channel was turned off!
> > >
> > >       hello everyone,
> > >
> > >       i came across the following 'for' statement in a code:
> > >
> > >       for (pass=rx_str[ptr1+1]; ptr1<size && pass; ptr1++) {
> > >
> > >       i'm curious about about the 'ptr1<size && pass' of the statement
> as
> > > i
> > >       have never come across a for loop layed out in this way.
> > >       1. is this valid?
> > >       2. if so, is it the same as saying 'ptr1<size && ptr1<pass' ?
> > >
> > >       TIA
> > >       Seyi
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