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Just add a few explanations where I thought details were missing
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@ -224,9 +224,15 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv)
(float)i1 / i2; // => 0.5f
i1 / (double)i2; // => 0.5 // Same with double
f1 / f2; // => 0.5, plus or minus epsilon
// Floating-point numbers and calculations are not exact
// Modulo is there as well
// Floating-point numbers and calculations are not exact
// for instance it is not giving mathematically correct results
(0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1) != 0.3; // => 1 (true)
// and it is NOT associative
1 + (1e123 - 1e123) != (1 + 1e123) - 1e123; // => 1 (true)
// this notation is scientific notations for numbers: 1e123 = 1*10^123
// Modulo is there as well, but be careful if arguments are negative
11 % 3; // => 2
// Comparison operators are probably familiar, but
@ -241,7 +247,7 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv)
2 <= 2; // => 1
2 >= 2; // => 1
// C is not Python - comparisons don't chain.
// C is not Python - comparisons do NOT chain.
// Warning: The line below will compile, but it means `(0 < a) < 2`.
// This expression is always true, because (0 < a) could be either 1 or 0.
// In this case it's 1, because (0 < 1).
@ -349,7 +355,7 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv)
break;
}
/*
using "goto" in C
Using "goto" in C
*/
typedef enum { false, true } bool;
// for C don't have bool as data type before C99 :(
@ -361,14 +367,16 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv)
if((i + j) >= 150)
disaster = true;
if(disaster)
goto error;
goto error; // exit both for loops
}
error :
error: // this is a label that you can "jump" to with "goto error;"
printf("Error occurred at i = %d & j = %d.\n", i, j);
/*
https://ideone.com/GuPhd6
this will print out "Error occurred at i = 51 & j = 99."
*/
/* it is generally considered bad practice to do so, except if */
/* you really know what you are doing */
///////////////////////////////////////
// Typecasting
@ -741,6 +749,7 @@ typedef void (*my_fnp_type)(char *);
// Order of Evaluation
///////////////////////////////////////
// From top to bottom, top is has higher precedence
//---------------------------------------------------//
// Operators | Associativity //
//---------------------------------------------------//
@ -783,8 +792,8 @@ as the C file.
/* included into files that include this header. */
#include <string.h>
/* Like c source files macros can be defined in headers and used in files */
/* that include this header file. */
/* Like for c source files, macros can be defined in headers */
/* and used in files that include this header file. */
#define EXAMPLE_NAME "Dennis Ritchie"
/* Function macros can also be defined. */