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"R.Wieser" writes:
> (too many newsgroups, had to snip a few)
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> Richard,
>
>> Indeed, although I'd cache the length rather than make the compiler find
>
> :-) And thats exactly the kind of thing you should try to avoid.
>
> In this simple example it will work, but you're /still/ trying to write a
> full buffers worth - when you should leave that last character untouched,
> just in case.
"Just in case" what, exactly? Are you trying to guard against an
off-by-one error but not worry about an off-by-two error?
--
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org
Will write code for food.
void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */
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