come to think of it, after taking a 2nd look at that statement - i think it
really means:

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

beacuse we are dealing with a boolean AND, therefore for pass to be 'true' it
must equals 1. makes sense?

seyi

Alok Dubey wrote:

> i dont know how it makes sense to u ,.. but from wht i see ur ptr1 is never
> gona be more than 1
> alok
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Oluseyi Odeinde [SMTP:seyi@OCEAN.CF.AC.UK]
> > Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 6:10 PM
> > To:   PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> > Subject:      Re: [OT]: quick question on C
> >
> > 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
> > >
> > >  (Embedded     Oluseyi Odeinde <seyi@OCEAN.CF.AC.UK>@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
> > >  image moved   26/01/2001 12:00
> > >  to file:
> > >  pic13186.pcx)
> > >
> > > Please respond to pic microcontroller discussion list
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> > > To:   PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> > > cc:
> > > Subject:  Re: [OT]: quick question on C
> > >
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> > >
> > > u lost me there!
> > >
> > > Alok Dubey wrote:
> > >
> > > > 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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