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How do I manage multiple nested for-loops without using multiple variables?
If I have code that looks like this:
int i;
void functionA (){
for (i=0; i<10; i++){
functionB();
}
}
void functionB (){
for (i=0; i<20; i++){
doSomething();
}
}
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Should I always use iterators when working with strings?
Here is the known old way to iterate over the string:
for (int i = 0; i < str.length(); i++) {
char c = str[i];
}
However recently I have also seen in multiple places the usage of ...
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Can nested loop have linear time complexity
I was going through the traditional quick sort algorithm. I had a look on the partition algorithm in a couple of places and the implementation difference was very subtle. Here are the 2 approaches:
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Best practice to "continue" from inside a nested loop?
Here is a simplified sample. Basically, it does checks on a string from a string list. If the check passes, it will remove that string (filterStringOut(i);), and it is no longer ...
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How to return boolean result from comparison loops to maintain better readability?
Let's consider I have an std::string instance filled with textual data and an std::set<std::string> instance with keywords. I would like to know whether the text stored inside the std::string ...
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How to structure a loop that repeats until success and handles failures
I am a self-taught programmer. I started programming about 1.5 years ago. Now I have started to have programming classes in school. We have had programming classes for 1/2 year and will have another 1/...
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Are for loops supposed to be read inward or outward? [closed]
for (i = 0; i < 3; i++)
{
for (j = 0; j < 4; j++)
{
cout << arr2d[i][j] << "\t";
}
cout << endl;
.....
Like that for example. Do you read the ...
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2 Dimensional Arrays in C++
I started learning arrays in C++ and came over a little side note in the book talking about 2D arrays in breif.
I tested it out and i was amazed that it could give the programmer the ability to store ...
