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Re: for ... else blocks

From Ike Naar <ike@iceland.freeshell.org>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: for ... else blocks
Date 2019-04-18 05:57 +0000
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <slrn3nhgqbg4en.sq6.ike@iceland.freeshell.org> (permalink)
References (6 earlier) <87y3494hru.fsf@bsb.me.uk> <q963vs$ck8$1@dont-email.me> <q96kqg$l34$1@dont-email.me> <kmDtE.71610$da5.23289@fx13.am4> <q974qd$a1$1@dont-email.me>

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On 2019-04-17, David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> wrote:
> 	bool found = false;
> 	int sw;
> 	for (sw = 0; sw < len; sw++) {
> 		if (strcmp(name, options[sw]) == 0) {
> 			found = true;
> 			break;
> 		}
> 	}
> 	if (found) {
> 		do_option(sw, value);
> 	} else {
> 		printf("Unknown option: %s\r\n", name);
> 		stop(1);
> 	}
>
> The "for else" construct is not necessary, and the bool flag solution
> will be just as efficient.

The flag is not even necessary:

  int sw = 0;

  while (sw != len && strcmp(name, options[sw]) != 0) ++sw;

  if (sw != len)
  {
    do_option(sw, value);
  }
  else
  {
    printf("Unknown option: %s\r\n", name);
    stop(1);
  }

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for ... else blocks "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2019-04-16 14:57 -0400
  Re: for ... else blocks "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2019-04-16 15:06 -0400
    Re: for ... else blocks Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-04-16 20:35 +0100
      Re: for ... else blocks "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2019-04-16 17:02 -0400
        Re: for ... else blocks David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-04-16 23:36 +0200
          Re: for ... else blocks "Alf P. Steinbach" <alf.p.steinbach+usenet@gmail.com> - 2019-04-17 00:45 +0200
            Re: for ... else blocks Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2019-04-17 01:06 +0100
              Re: for ... else blocks "Alf P. Steinbach" <alf.p.steinbach+usenet@gmail.com> - 2019-04-17 04:45 +0200
                Re: for ... else blocks David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-04-17 09:32 +0200
                Re: for ... else blocks Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-04-17 11:38 +0100
                Re: for ... else blocks David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-04-17 14:05 +0200
                Re: for ... else blocks Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-04-17 13:57 +0100
                Re: for ... else blocks David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-04-17 15:36 +0200
                Re: for ... else blocks Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-04-17 15:16 +0100
                Re: for ... else blocks David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-04-17 17:51 +0200
                Re: for ... else blocks "Alf P. Steinbach" <alf.p.steinbach+usenet@gmail.com> - 2019-04-17 16:15 +0200
                Re: for ... else blocks "Alf P. Steinbach" <alf.p.steinbach+usenet@gmail.com> - 2019-04-17 16:24 +0200
                Re: for ... else blocks David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-04-17 17:55 +0200
                Re: for ... else blocks Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-04-17 17:44 +0100
                Re: for ... else blocks Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-04-17 17:48 +0100
                Re: for ... else blocks fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2019-04-17 10:18 -0700
                Re: for ... else blocks fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2019-04-17 10:32 -0700
                Re: for ... else blocks fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2019-04-17 10:38 -0700
                Re: for ... else blocks fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2019-04-17 12:12 -0700
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                Re: for ... else blocks fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2019-04-17 12:39 -0700
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                Re: for ... else blocks fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2019-04-17 16:50 -0700
                Re: for ... else blocks fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2019-04-17 13:58 -0700
                Re: for ... else blocks David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-04-18 12:21 +0200
                Re: for ... else blocks Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-04-18 18:54 +0100
                Re: for ... else blocks Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2019-04-18 20:36 +0100
                Re: for ... else blocks Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-04-18 21:15 +0100
                Re: for ... else blocks Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2019-04-18 21:46 +0100
                Re: for ... else blocks Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-04-17 15:05 +0100
                Re: for ... else blocks "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2019-04-17 10:55 -0400
                Re: for ... else blocks Ike Naar <ike@iceland.freeshell.org> - 2019-04-18 05:57 +0000
                Re: for ... else blocks Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2019-04-17 20:43 +0100
  Re: for ... else blocks Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2019-04-16 12:15 -0700
  Re: for ... else blocks Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-04-16 20:27 +0100
  Re: for ... else blocks Christian Gollwitzer <auriocus@gmx.de> - 2019-04-16 21:34 +0200
    Re: for ... else blocks "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2019-04-16 16:54 -0400
    Re: for ... else blocks David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-04-16 23:32 +0200

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