Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!apple!uokmax!d.cs.okstate.edu!drd!mark From: mark@DRD.Com (Mark Lawrence) Newsgroups: comp.lang.c Subject: Re: Some interesting novice questions from a novice guy Message-ID: <1990Nov2.165556.704@DRD.Com> Date: 2 Nov 90 16:55:56 GMT References: <2620@cirrusl.UUCP> Organization: DRD Corporation Lines: 16 burley@world.std.com (James C Burley) wrote: [with reference to null body loops and use of continue] } I agree. So what's wrong with the simple solution I've learned (or been } taught) to use: } } while(*foo++) } ; I personally like Larry Walls semantics in Perl -- #define next continue while(*foo++) next; /* there, Rahul, isn't that better? */ -- mark@DRD.Com uunet!apctrc!drd!mark$B!J%^!<%/!!!&%m!<%l%s%9!K(B