Re: nesting while function
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- Subject: [mg56779] Re: [mg56758] nesting while function
- From: Bob Hanlon <hanlonr at cox.net>
- Date: Fri, 6 May 2005 02:59:47 -0400 (EDT)
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You need to reset j within the outer loop
t=0;
i=1;
While[i<=3,
j=1;
While[j<=2,
t=t+1;
j=j+1];
i=i+1]; t
6
Bob Hanlon
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> From: marloo3 at mail15.com
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
> Date: 2005/05/05 Thu AM 06:01:57 EDT
> Subject: [mg56779] [mg56758] nesting while function
>
> Hi
> t = 0; i = 1; j = 1;
> While[i <= 3,
> While[j <= 2,
> t = t + 1;
> j = j + 1];
> i = i + 1]
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> give the result for t=2 and not 6 as should be
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> but
> t = 0; Do[
> Do[
> t = t + 1;
> , {j, 2}];
> , {i, 3}]
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> give the value of 6 for t
> is this a wrong behaviour for the "While" function ? or i miss something.
> thanks
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