How many times will this loop execute?

How many times will this loop execute? Explain your answer. unsigned char half_limit = 150; for (unsigned char i = 0; i < 2 * half_limit; ++i) { // do something; }

Rahul
22 Jul
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Vikram
22 Jul

this code will result in an infinite loop. However since i is an unsigned char, it is represented by an 8-bit value which, after reaching 255, will overflow (so it will go back to 0) and the loop will, therefore, go on forever.