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Mike Cho
570 PointsWhy not <= instead of < ?
Dear folks,
Instead of using "<= todo.count" I use "< todo.count" because otherwise it would shoot over the number of values inside the array, which is in this example 5, because the increment element "index++" already adds the last value of the array to the print statement...
Am I understanding that correctly?
I am confused...gibberish coming out of mouth...
As always, thank you for your help.
Kindly, Mike
Robert Richey
Courses Plus Student 16,352 PointsYour question is a bit unclear, but you seem to grasp the point you're making. Most loops will use < but it is not necessarily rare to see <= instead - just depends on what you're trying to do and how you want to express that.
An instance of using <= would be if the right-hand-side represents an index, instead of a length. In which case, you would want to include that final value. But, I'd say how you go about writing that is a matter of personal preference.
i < length is equivalent to i <= length - 1
Mike Cho
570 PointsI see. I think I understand now, where I went off track. The last example was very helpful! Thank you both very much for providing me with this additional information.
Arman Kussainov
4,754 PointsArman Kussainov
4,754 PointsBecause the index of array starts from 0.