how do i solve this loop

[hpdudette]

this is the problem:
write a program containing an infinite loop which out puts a series of integers starting at 5 and going up by 5

[kythoon]

code:

var number : int := 5 put number loop     number := number + 5     put number end loop

i think this is what u want

[Catalyst]

not gonna solve for u but heres a hint, use a loop
its REALLY simple
5 lines max


note: kythoon posted while i was posting

[hpdudette]

thank you soooooo much

[netninja]

Would it not be easier to make it count 'by '5's instead of +5??? Its not even sarcasm, i'd like to know. If the numbers start getting big, will the program count faster 'by' numbers, or + the numbers??

[Tony]

what do you mean?

and the answer is no

[Cervantes]

Well I think you learned a bit from my tutorial unfortunately, I think you''re getting for loops and loops confused.

The 'by 5' you are getting from a for loop when you do something like this

code:

for counter : 1 .. 100 by 5 %blah blah blah end for

That would work, except you can't use for loops in this problem because it asks to repeat an infinate number of times.

Loops = go on forever until the exit when statement is true
for loops = repeat a defined number of times. (can't set it to be 1 .. infinity)

[netninja]

Yes, that was my question i think, if it was possible to do an infinite loop with the 'by', but i soon realized i had to do the num:=num+5 method. I already understand that. But thanks anyway.

[netninja]

How do you make a loop that generates random integers. My code isnt good at all. I tried doing a for loop, like 1..5, (so i generate 5 random numbers) and randint, but my code is all wrong, 0 % accurate. Can someone help me with that?

[Cervantes]

code:

var randnum : int loop    randnum := Rand.Int (lownum, highnum)  %could also do it like this:   %randint (randnum, lownum, highnum)    put randnum end loop

or if you want to use a for loop

code:

var randnum : int for i : low .. high   randnum := Rand.Int (lownum, highnum)   put randnum end for

[netninja]

But i would like to make it give 5 random integers. I already know how to put 1 AHHHHhhhhHHHH, nevermind, i just noticed something. Thanks alot Cervantes. Sorry for my stupidity. heh, so that code wouldnt work with randint? Only Rand.Int. And i just realized why it fits into this particular code.

Thanks again

[TheZsterBunny]

This is something you could use

code:

var low := 1 var high := 5 var rhandom : array low..high of int for randemnity: low..high rhandom(randemnity) := Rand.Int(1,5) end for

That would work quite well, but arrays take up a great deal of space.

-z0rQ