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From: garys@bunker.UUCP (Gary M. Samuelson)
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Subject: Re: Re: C bites (Null loop-bodies)
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Date: Tue, 27-Aug-85 11:26:09 EDT
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> 	I put null loop-bodies on a separate line like in the following
> example.
> 
> 		while (eatup() != '\n')
> 			;

Putting the semi-colon on a separate line does help make it clear
that the body of the loop is intentionally null, but what I like
even better is:

		while( eatup() != '\n' )
			continue;

Comments?

Gary Samuelson