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How do you make assertions in C code using the Visual C++ 6.0 compiler?
Nov 14 '05 #1
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On 24 Nov 2004 14:55:42 -0800
wt*****@yahoo.c om (Water Cooler v2) wrote:
How do you make assertions in C code using the Visual C++ 6.0
compiler?


The same way as with any C compiler, using the assert manual. I suggest
you get and read a decent C book such as K&R second edition and the
comp.lang.c FAQ.
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Nov 14 '05 #2

"Water Cooler v2" <wt*****@yahoo. com> wrote
How do you make assertions in C code using the Visual C++ 6.0 compiler?


/*
makes an array sum to one.

It will assertion fail if passed fewer than one item in the array, if
passed
a null array, or if the sum is zero.
*/
void sumtounity(doub le *x, int N)
{
int i;
double tot = 0;

assert(N > 0);
assert(x != NULL);

for(i=0;i<N;i++ )
tot += x[i];

assert(tot != 0.0);

for(i=0;i<N;i++ )
x[i] /= tot;
}
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