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While loop not working on C.

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  • L Lost User

    After entering the first digit you increment i to the next empty cell in the num array. So when you get to the end of the block the expression while(num[i]!=0); is false, and the loop ends. This may not always be the case with an array that is not initialised. You should check the number at the time that it is entered and exit when that is zero.

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    Tarun Jha
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    can you write the correct code. please!

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    • T Tarun Jha

      can you write the correct code. please!

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      Lost User
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      I have explained what you need to do, and where to do it. Please try for yourself, you will learn so much more.

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      • L Lost User

        I have explained what you need to do, and where to do it. Please try for yourself, you will learn so much more.

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        Tarun Jha
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        Did it. Thank you.

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        • T Tarun Jha

          In this program i have tried to store all the input in the array. The while should continue till the user input 0, but the loop exits only after one input.

          #include
          #include

          int main(){

          int num\[50\], i, j;
          int count = 0;
          
          printf("Enter your integer: \\n");
          
          do{
          	scanf(" %d", &num\[i\]);
          	i++;
          	count++;
          	
          }while(num\[i\]!=0);
          
          for(j=1; j<= count; j++){
          	
          	if(num\[1\] > num\[j\]){
          		num\[1\] = num\[j\];
          	}
          }
          
          printf("%d is the greatest of them all !", num\[0\]);
          
          return 0;
          

          }

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          _Superman_
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          One more thing that I would like to add is that you should initialize variable i to 0.

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            One more thing that I would like to add is that you should initialize variable i to 0.

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            _Microsoft MVP (Visual C++) (October 2009 - September 2013)

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            Tarun Jha
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            thank you

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            • T Tarun Jha

              In this program i have tried to store all the input in the array. The while should continue till the user input 0, but the loop exits only after one input.

              #include
              #include

              int main(){

              int num\[50\], i, j;
              int count = 0;
              
              printf("Enter your integer: \\n");
              
              do{
              	scanf(" %d", &num\[i\]);
              	i++;
              	count++;
              	
              }while(num\[i\]!=0);
              
              for(j=1; j<= count; j++){
              	
              	if(num\[1\] > num\[j\]){
              		num\[1\] = num\[j\];
              	}
              }
              
              printf("%d is the greatest of them all !", num\[0\]);
              
              return 0;
              

              }

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              Tarun Jha
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              THE WORKING CODE

              Quote:

              #include #include int main(){ int num[50], i=0, j; int count = 0; printf("Enter your integer: \n"); do{ scanf(" %d", &num[i]); i++; count++; }while(num[i-1]!=0); for(j=1; j<= count-1; j++){ if(num[0] < num[j]){ num[0] = num[j]; } } printf("%d is the greatest of them all !", num[0]); return 0; }

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                THE WORKING CODE

                Quote:

                #include #include int main(){ int num[50], i=0, j; int count = 0; printf("Enter your integer: \n"); do{ scanf(" %d", &num[i]); i++; count++; }while(num[i-1]!=0); for(j=1; j<= count-1; j++){ if(num[0] < num[j]){ num[0] = num[j]; } } printf("%d is the greatest of them all !", num[0]); return 0; }

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                David Crow
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                Suggestions: 1) The variable count is not necessary. You can use i instead. 2) The separate for() loop is not necessary. You can do the min/max checking in the while() loop.

                "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

                "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

                "You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles

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                • T Tarun Jha

                  In this program i have tried to store all the input in the array. The while should continue till the user input 0, but the loop exits only after one input.

                  #include
                  #include

                  int main(){

                  int num\[50\], i, j;
                  int count = 0;
                  
                  printf("Enter your integer: \\n");
                  
                  do{
                  	scanf(" %d", &num\[i\]);
                  	i++;
                  	count++;
                  	
                  }while(num\[i\]!=0);
                  
                  for(j=1; j<= count; j++){
                  	
                  	if(num\[1\] > num\[j\]){
                  		num\[1\] = num\[j\];
                  	}
                  }
                  
                  printf("%d is the greatest of them all !", num\[0\]);
                  
                  return 0;
                  

                  }

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                  Manish K Agarwal
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                  here you go

                  #include
                  #include

                  int main(){

                  int num\[50\], i = -1, j;
                  int count = 0;
                  
                  printf("Enter your integer: \\n");
                  
                  do{
                  	scanf(" %d", &num\[i+1\]);
                  	i++;
                  	count++;
                  	
                  }while(num\[i\]!=0);
                  
                  for(j=1; j<= count; j++){
                  	
                  	if(num\[1\] > num\[j\]){
                  		num\[1\] = num\[j\];
                  	}
                  }
                  
                  printf("%d is the greatest of them all !", num\[0\]);
                  
                  return 0;
                  

                  }

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                  • T Tarun Jha

                    In this program i have tried to store all the input in the array. The while should continue till the user input 0, but the loop exits only after one input.

                    #include
                    #include

                    int main(){

                    int num\[50\], i, j;
                    int count = 0;
                    
                    printf("Enter your integer: \\n");
                    
                    do{
                    	scanf(" %d", &num\[i\]);
                    	i++;
                    	count++;
                    	
                    }while(num\[i\]!=0);
                    
                    for(j=1; j<= count; j++){
                    	
                    	if(num\[1\] > num\[j\]){
                    		num\[1\] = num\[j\];
                    	}
                    }
                    
                    printf("%d is the greatest of them all !", num\[0\]);
                    
                    return 0;
                    

                    }

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                    asa76
                    wrote on last edited by
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                    The first problem is that the variable i has not been initialized. The second problem is that you are checking the wrong array index. See the comments in the modified version of your code below.

                    #include #include int main(){

                    int num\[50\], i, j;
                    int count = 0;
                    
                    i = 0;  // Added this
                    printf("Enter your integer: \\n");
                    
                    do{
                    	scanf(" %d", &num\[i\]);
                    	count++;
                    	
                    }while(num\[i++\]!=0);  // Changed this
                    
                    for(j=1; j<= count; j++){
                    	
                    	if(num\[1\] > num\[j\]){
                    		num\[1\] = num\[j\];
                    	}
                    }
                    
                    printf("%d is the greatest of them all !", num\[0\]);
                    
                    return 0;
                    

                    }

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                    • T Tarun Jha

                      can you write the correct code. please!

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                      geodoom
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                      First suspicious point : you declare i but you do not initialize it (you also declare j but at least you plan to initialize it in the for loop so it is acceptable). Second suspicious point: you are to hasty to increment i. If you want to insist using a

                      do {
                      ...
                      } while (condition)

                      loop , and not a

                      while (condition)
                      { ... }

                      then you must realize that you need to check the value just read (if it was zero) and then , if it not 0 , meaning the user want to keep giving values , increase i++ , getting ready for reading the next element. Try to implement those 2 points , and also as an extra exercise , implement the while(condition) { ... } It is not hard, you can do it in around half an hour or less, and you will benefit a lot by pondering on how it will differ from your do { ... } while(condition)

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                      • A asa76

                        The first problem is that the variable i has not been initialized. The second problem is that you are checking the wrong array index. See the comments in the modified version of your code below.

                        #include #include int main(){

                        int num\[50\], i, j;
                        int count = 0;
                        
                        i = 0;  // Added this
                        printf("Enter your integer: \\n");
                        
                        do{
                        	scanf(" %d", &num\[i\]);
                        	count++;
                        	
                        }while(num\[i++\]!=0);  // Changed this
                        
                        for(j=1; j<= count; j++){
                        	
                        	if(num\[1\] > num\[j\]){
                        		num\[1\] = num\[j\];
                        	}
                        }
                        
                        printf("%d is the greatest of them all !", num\[0\]);
                        
                        return 0;
                        

                        }

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                        David Crow
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                        asa76 wrote:

                        for(j=1; j<= count; j++)
                        {
                        if (num[1] > num[j])
                        {
                        num[1] = num[j];
                        }
                        }

                        printf("%d is the greatest of them all !", num[0]);

                        You do realize this is wrong, don't you?

                        "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

                        "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

                        "You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles

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                        • G geodoom

                          First suspicious point : you declare i but you do not initialize it (you also declare j but at least you plan to initialize it in the for loop so it is acceptable). Second suspicious point: you are to hasty to increment i. If you want to insist using a

                          do {
                          ...
                          } while (condition)

                          loop , and not a

                          while (condition)
                          { ... }

                          then you must realize that you need to check the value just read (if it was zero) and then , if it not 0 , meaning the user want to keep giving values , increase i++ , getting ready for reading the next element. Try to implement those 2 points , and also as an extra exercise , implement the while(condition) { ... } It is not hard, you can do it in around half an hour or less, and you will benefit a lot by pondering on how it will differ from your do { ... } while(condition)

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                          Tarun Jha
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                          i will try. thank you

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                          • M Manish K Agarwal

                            here you go

                            #include
                            #include

                            int main(){

                            int num\[50\], i = -1, j;
                            int count = 0;
                            
                            printf("Enter your integer: \\n");
                            
                            do{
                            	scanf(" %d", &num\[i+1\]);
                            	i++;
                            	count++;
                            	
                            }while(num\[i\]!=0);
                            
                            for(j=1; j<= count; j++){
                            	
                            	if(num\[1\] > num\[j\]){
                            		num\[1\] = num\[j\];
                            	}
                            }
                            
                            printf("%d is the greatest of them all !", num\[0\]);
                            
                            return 0;
                            

                            }

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                            Tarun Jha
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                            thank you.

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                            • T Tarun Jha

                              THE WORKING CODE

                              Quote:

                              #include #include int main(){ int num[50], i=0, j; int count = 0; printf("Enter your integer: \n"); do{ scanf(" %d", &num[i]); i++; count++; }while(num[i-1]!=0); for(j=1; j<= count-1; j++){ if(num[0] < num[j]){ num[0] = num[j]; } } printf("%d is the greatest of them all !", num[0]); return 0; }

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                              geodoom
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                              Since you present a working solution you deserve to receive some more elegant alternatives. Here is how I improved your code , there are some nice tricks for you to learn from it

                              #include
                              #define SIZE 15
                              int main()
                              {
                              int num[SIZE], i=0 , max;
                              int count = 0; // be sure that we do not read more than 15 elements
                              printf("Enter your integers seperated by Enter (give 0 to finish input): \n");
                              /*
                              scanf(" %d", &num[i]);
                              while (num[i]!=0 && count < SIZE )
                              {
                              ++count;
                              scanf(" %d", &num[++i]);
                              }
                              */
                              /* Either the above while loop */
                              do{
                              scanf(" %d", &num[i]);
                              count++;
                              } while(num[i++]!=0 && count < SIZE);
                              /* Or the above do { } while loop */
                              max = num[0]; /* Avoid to altert any of your array elements */
                              for(i=1; i< count; i++)
                              if(max < num[i]) max = num[i]; /* each time we find a better max, update our max value */
                              printf("%d is the greatest of them all !\n", max);
                              return 0;
                              }

                              I have deliberately put a smaller array of 15 elements so you can test what happens if you really try to input more than 15 elements. And if you are more lazy , you can even change it to 7 elements , you only have to go to one place and do your modification now , SIZE ! Also , comment the do-while block and uncomment the while block , and compile and run again the program with various values (pay attention to provide the max at the 1st and last positions at many of your tests) . Modify everything that you do not understand ehy it is like it is [for example change the pre-increments ++i and ++count that I use , with post-increments i++ , count++ , and compile/run/test with edge cases (max given at 1st and last positions) to see what wrong things happen ].

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                              • G geodoom

                                Since you present a working solution you deserve to receive some more elegant alternatives. Here is how I improved your code , there are some nice tricks for you to learn from it

                                #include
                                #define SIZE 15
                                int main()
                                {
                                int num[SIZE], i=0 , max;
                                int count = 0; // be sure that we do not read more than 15 elements
                                printf("Enter your integers seperated by Enter (give 0 to finish input): \n");
                                /*
                                scanf(" %d", &num[i]);
                                while (num[i]!=0 && count < SIZE )
                                {
                                ++count;
                                scanf(" %d", &num[++i]);
                                }
                                */
                                /* Either the above while loop */
                                do{
                                scanf(" %d", &num[i]);
                                count++;
                                } while(num[i++]!=0 && count < SIZE);
                                /* Or the above do { } while loop */
                                max = num[0]; /* Avoid to altert any of your array elements */
                                for(i=1; i< count; i++)
                                if(max < num[i]) max = num[i]; /* each time we find a better max, update our max value */
                                printf("%d is the greatest of them all !\n", max);
                                return 0;
                                }

                                I have deliberately put a smaller array of 15 elements so you can test what happens if you really try to input more than 15 elements. And if you are more lazy , you can even change it to 7 elements , you only have to go to one place and do your modification now , SIZE ! Also , comment the do-while block and uncomment the while block , and compile and run again the program with various values (pay attention to provide the max at the 1st and last positions at many of your tests) . Modify everything that you do not understand ehy it is like it is [for example change the pre-increments ++i and ++count that I use , with post-increments i++ , count++ , and compile/run/test with edge cases (max given at 1st and last positions) to see what wrong things happen ].

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                                Tarun Jha
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                                Thank you very much.. :)

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                                • M Manish K Agarwal

                                  here you go

                                  #include
                                  #include

                                  int main(){

                                  int num\[50\], i = -1, j;
                                  int count = 0;
                                  
                                  printf("Enter your integer: \\n");
                                  
                                  do{
                                  	scanf(" %d", &num\[i+1\]);
                                  	i++;
                                  	count++;
                                  	
                                  }while(num\[i\]!=0);
                                  
                                  for(j=1; j<= count; j++){
                                  	
                                  	if(num\[1\] > num\[j\]){
                                  		num\[1\] = num\[j\];
                                  	}
                                  }
                                  
                                  printf("%d is the greatest of them all !", num\[0\]);
                                  
                                  return 0;
                                  

                                  }

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                                  David Crow
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                                  See here.

                                  "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

                                  "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

                                  "You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles

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