I'm afraid the last two will not work !
Regards, Karthikeyan M Love is magic, Rem'ber, Magic is an illusion. ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thomas Hruska Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 6:08 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [c-prog] Simple but testing ! Karthikeyan M wrote: > Hi all, > > > > This question was asked in the aptitude test of Intel. > > > > int i, n = 20; > > > > for (i = 0; i < n; i--) > > > > printf("-"); > > > > You have to print '-' 20 times. By adding or removing or replacing > only a single character from the code. > > > > There are 3 possible solutions for the above question. What are > they? > > > > Time: 10 mins If I was taking this test, this would be my response: There is only one solution. Fix the bug in the code by switching to increment. Then move on to the next problem. Don't waste time with trivial issues. Or, if you just have to print 20 '-'s, use a single printf() and no for-loop. Intel: Go buy Safe C++ Design Principles and learn how to write software. Answers: int i, n = 20; for (i = 0; i < n; n--) printf("-"); int i, n = 20; for (i = 0; -i < n; i--) printf("-"); int i, n = 20; for (i = 0; i + n; i--) printf("-"); All three answers are terrible. Don't do this in production code. Ever. -- Thomas Hruska CubicleSoft President Ph: 517-803-4197 *NEW* VerifyMyPC 2.3 Change tracking and management tool. Reduce tech. support times from 2 hours to 5 minutes. Free for personal use, $10 otherwise. http://www.CubicleSoft.com/VerifyMyPC/ <http://www.CubicleSoft.com/VerifyMyPC/> **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain viruses. Infosys has taken every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, but is not liable for any damage you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. Infosys reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Infosys e-mail system. ***INFOSYS******** End of Disclaimer ********INFOSYS*** [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
