[nycphp-talk] loop
Raymond DeRoo
rderoo at abacusg.com
Thu Dec 19 17:02:34 EST 2002
Brain--
> for (;;) {
> [camera instuctions]
> }
>
> Anyone know the principal behind this snippet and why it works? I have not
> been able to find any information on the subject.
It's a Cism near as I can tell. As you know it's the functional equivalent of
while(1) {}. As for the principle behind it... the entire (;;) evaluates to
an unmet condition. thus the for loop never ends. Personally I prefer (for
readability purpose) the while(1). But most compilers today will optimize
both such that the condition is never met.
.r
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