kevlin@wslint.demon.co.uk (Kevlin Henney) writes:

>In article <dreamersCop0FH.LqK@netcom.com>
>           dreamers@netcom.com "Earl and Carmella Brown" writes:

>>Can anyone please help me out?  I just realized this after 5 years of
>>programming in C and C++:
>>
>>#define NUM_WORDS 2
>>char* paszWords[NUM_WORDS]= {"Read", "Reading"};
>>....
>>/*
>>        This function will find the index of a given word in the list
>>paszWords.  This list can be easily modified, and the index value could be
>>used as a command ID.
>>-1 indicates word not found.
>>*/
>>
>>int GetWordIndex(char* pszWordToTest)
>>{
>>   int index = NUM_WORDS - 1;
>>   while ( (index >=0) &&
>>           (strcmp(paszWords[index], pszWordToTest) != 0x00) ) {
>>      index++;
             ^^^
use -- instead of ++ :-)

>>   }
>>   return index;
>>}
>>
>>....
>>// pszCommand = "Read"; hypothetically...
>>   GetWordIndex(pszCommand);
>>
>>/* end code fragment!!! */
>>
>>Given this situation, I will get index of 1 every time!  I've tried it, and
>[stuff deleted]

>Is there any reason that you are starting your array search from 1
>rather than 0?

Bingo !

>--
>Kevlin Henney


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