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Programming in C, Third Edition
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Programming in C, Third Edition

by Stephen G. Kochan
July 2004
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
576 pages
12h 3m
English
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Appendix D. Common Programming Mistakes

THE FOLLOWING LIST SUMMARIZES SOME OF the more common programming mistakes made in C. They are not arranged in any particular order. Knowledge of these mistakes will hopefully help you avoid them in your own programs.

  1. Misplacing a semicolon.

    Example

    if ( j == 100 );
         j = 0;

    In the previous statements, the value of j will always be set to 0 due to the misplaced semicolon after the closing parenthesis. Remember, this semicolon is syntactically valid (it represents the null statement), and, therefore, no error is produced by the compiler. This same type of mistake is frequently made in while and for loops.

  2. Confusing the operator = with the operator ==.

    This mistake is usually made inside an if, while, or do statement. ...

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