Joe Buck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | On Sat, Jul 02, 2005 at 07:15:17PM -0400, Robert Dewar wrote: | > Gabriel Dos Reis wrote: | > > | > > for (int i = min; i < max; ++i) | > > .... | > > | > >and i, min and max don't change in the body, no matter what you think | > >of C's general "for" not being a FOR loop, the above is a FOR loop. | > | > But this normal paradigm for representing a FOR loop does not work for | > all possible ranges, that's precisely the trouble! | | Yes, there's a problem if the maximum value of i is intended to be | INT_MAX.
I don't think the cases of INT_MAX represents the majority of such FOR loop. The semi-open interval is a widespread idiom and has become a standard idiom, at least if you move to STL :-) -- Gaby
