Re: Can't find last element in list
desktop wrote:
Victor Bazarov wrote:
desktop wrote:
How do I find the last element in the list numsx defined below?
int* myfind(int* arr_start, int* arr_end, int& s) {
Why is 's' passed by
int not_found = 666;
int* result = ¬_found;
while (arr_start != arr_end){
if (*(arr_start) == s)
{
result = arr_start;
}
arr_start++;
}
return result;
Clutter, clutter... Given the interface (forget the 666) you
should implement this as
while (arr_start != arr_end) {
if (*arr_start == s)
break;
++arr_start;
}
return arr_start;
}
Problem is that I am not allowed to use 'break'. I am going to use a
custom made optimizer that will not allow the use of the 'break'
keyword.
Oh, come on! Use 'return', then.
V
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