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    Default Confusing question.

    Hey guys,
    I'm new here and new to programming, doing my first programming course this semester. I have an upcoming test tomorrow and I've been reviewing questions that the lecturer gave us.
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    This is the question I'm confused about. No matter how I think about it, my answer will always be D, but when I execute the code B prints.
    Can anyone explain this to me?

    Thanks.
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    Default Re: Confusing question.

    I would actually vote for C. Are you sure you coded it exactly how it's displayed here? Hint: check your brackets.
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    Default Re: Confusing question.

    Kevin is correct, total syntax error. Evil teacher.

    Anyways, you are correct to think it would be D if there was no syntax error. Each pass prints i and i+1 then adds 1 to i.
    Pass1: 0 1
    Pass2: 1 2
    Pass3: 2 3
    Overall output: 0 1 1 2 2 3...

    Your code always executes as B? Could you post your code as you have it running and we could tell you where you went wrong?
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    Default Re: Confusing question.

    Good example of poor formatting of code and how it makes the code harder to read and understand.
    The code within the for loop is not indented. There aren't any {}s to enclose the statements within the for loop statement.
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    Default Re: Confusing question.

    int i = 0;

    public void act()
    {

    {
    for (int i = 0; i < 10; i ++)
    System.out.print(i + " ");
    System.out.print( (i+1) + " ");

    }

    }

    Is what I have. Had to add the i = 0; myself or it would have error.

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    Default Re: Confusing question.

    Yeah, that would give you an error.

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    The reason you are seeing B (even though i'm pretty sure it would be followed by an error) is because a for loop without proper brackets will only loop the line immediately following it. This is poor practice and causes a lot of confusion. Always use brackets around your whole for loop. "But I do have brackets around my whole for loop" you say. No...the open bracket is in the wrong place.
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    Default Re: Confusing question.

    @fok: So c is correct, but your code won't produce b either.

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    Actually, the problem is your int i = 0 at the top. That's not in the original question code.
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    Default Re: Confusing question.

    Yes, but if it's not there I get syntax error

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    Default Re: Confusing question.

    Quote Originally Posted by fok View Post
    Yes, but if it's not there I get syntax error
    Ding ding ding. Take a look at the question again, particular answer C.
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