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From: mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu (Michael Feldman)
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Subject: Re: "Subtract C, add Ada"
Date: 30 Jan 1995 00:31:58 -0500
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In article <3gdro9$aud@spam.csv.warwick.ac.uk>,
Jules <csusb@csv.warwick.ac.uk> wrote:

>Of course the correct version (and the version I still prefer) is:
>
>while (a[i++]!=b && i < ARRAYLIMIT);

Hmmm - I think I learned somewhere that the && is short-circuit in C.
So wouldn't you want to switch the two conditions, i.e. check the
limit _before_ incrementing that index? (It's late at night; this
comment may be off the wall.)

Mike Feldman