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| rajraj |
 Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 2:17 pm Post subject: why Array starting with Zero , and not with one |
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Hi guys
plz not to take it has a silly query , i faced this question in one of the interview.
why an array starts with zero and not with one.
any suugestions helpful
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| jefflowrey |
| Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 2:37 pm Post subject: |
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In C, arrays start with 0.
In Java, arrays start with 1.
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| fjb_saper |
| Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 3:02 pm Post subject: |
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You sure about java ?
I would have thought in java you start your array with 0.
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for ( int i=0; i< myarray.size(); i++){
// do something
System.out.println(myarray[i]);
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In VB I believe you start your array with 1. ?
Haven't touched that stuff in nearly 10 years ... 
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| jefflowrey |
| Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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Oh, wait.
Maybe I meant Scheme.
No, in Scheme arrays start with "car".
Maybe I meant with Perl.
No, in perl, arrays start with $[.
Oh yeah. It's PASCAL that has arrays starting with 1.
I knew it was some language that I've used that was Algol based but not C. I just grabbed the most recent entry from that set, rather than the first entry.
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| wschutz |
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PL/1 arrays start with 1 
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| fschofer |
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| vennela |
| Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 5:51 pm Post subject: Re: why Array starting with Zero , and not with one |
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| rajraj wrote: |
Hi guys
plz not to take it has a silly query , i faced this question in one of the interview |
Tell me why not to take it as silly.
IMHO, whoever interviwed you is not yet ready to interview and gauge somebody's performance. |
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| jefflowrey |
| Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 6:32 pm Post subject: |
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Vennela - This kind of question is usually not about the actual answer but about how the person responds.
It's like asking someone why it's bad to set DEFPSIST to yes on all queues on a queue manager.
That said, yes, it's not the best question for that sort of thing - unless you're asking it of someone fresh out of school.
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| wschutz |
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It's like asking someone why it's bad to set DEFPSIST to yes on all queues on a queue manager.
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Only a newbie would make such a silly mistake. 
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| Vitor |
| Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 11:44 pm Post subject: |
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| wschutz wrote: |
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It's like asking someone why it's bad to set DEFPSIST to yes on all queues on a queue manager.
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Only a newbie would make such a silly mistake. |
Yes - but I've been asked a variation of that question in every MQ-related interview I've had.
Go figure... 
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