[SOLVED] ternary operator

atlantis43 · 07-03-2015, 01:32 PM

is there any way to parse the following code snippet using a ternary operator format?

Code:

        for (int i = 0;i < 12; i++)
        {
        if (current->chbits[i] != '\0')
            {
            printf("%c", current->chbits[i]);
            }
        else
            {
            break;
            }
        }

danielbmartin · 07-03-2015, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atlantis43

is there any way to parse the following code snippet using a ternary operator format?

To parse means to break into parts according to some rule or convention. It's difficult to offer advice if you don't stipulate how you want something parsed.

Daniel B. Martin

rknichols · 07-03-2015, 04:52 PM

Assuming you are asking how to rewrite that if construct as a ternary expression, no. Since break does not return a value, it cannot be used in an expression.

grail · 07-03-2015, 05:45 PM

Although obvious to some, it may have even been helpful to mention the language being used

atlantis43 · 07-03-2015, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grail

Although obvious to some, it may have even been helpful to mention the language being used

corrections appreciated.

dwhitney67 · 07-04-2015, 04:16 PM

Um, why not just print the characters as a string?

Code:

printf("%s", current->chbits);
fflush(stdout);

There's no need for the for-loop and no need to check for the terminating null-character.

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Edit: For some reason, LQ is not accepting my percent sign in the printf() statement above; the format string should be "%s".

atlantis43 · 07-04-2015, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dwhitney67

Um, why not just print the characters as a string?

Code:

printf("s", current->chbits);
fflush(stdout);

There's no need for the for-loop and no need to check for the terminating null-character.

Actually, this code was just for viewing what I'll want to go into a Huffman coding table. It'll be changed to something like fprintf()for placement into the Huffile. I'll have to check on fflush(). Not yet familiar with that.

dwhitney67 · 07-05-2015, 05:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atlantis43

Actually, this code was just for viewing what I'll want to go into a Huffman coding table. It'll be changed to something like fprintf()for placement into the Huffile. I'll have to check on fflush(). Not yet familiar with that.

My format string in my printf() example should have been "s", not just merely "s".

As for the fflush(), it is used to flush the buffer associated with the given stream. Another way to automatically flush the (stdout) buffer is to specify a newline character in the printf() format string (e.g. "%s\n").

atlantis43 · 07-05-2015, 08:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dwhitney67

My format string in my printf() example should have been "s", not just merely "s".

I presume you meant "should have been "%s", not just merely "s".

dwhitney67 · 07-05-2015, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atlantis43

I presume you meant "should have been "%s", not just merely "s".

Yes, I have been having trouble with my keyboard; somehow my system got the notion that it was a "gb" (Great Britain?) style keyboard.

ntubski · 07-05-2015, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dwhitney67

Yes, I have been having trouble with my keyboard; somehow my system got the notion that it was a "gb" (Great Britain?) style keyboard.

Looks more like the LQ % eating bug. A workaround is to use "advanced" mode (both editing and normal posting).