Editing For loop (section)

===Use as infinite loops===
{{Further|Infinite loop}}
This C-style for-loop is commonly the source of an [[infinite loop]] since the fundamental steps of iteration are completely in the control of the programmer. When infinite loops are intended, this type of for-loop can be used (with empty expressions), such as:

<syntaxhighlight lang="c">
for (;;)
    //loop body
</syntaxhighlight>

This style is used instead of infinite {{code|while (1)}} loops to avoid a type conversion warning in some C/C++ compilers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Compiler Warning (level 4) C4127 |url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/6t66728h.aspx |publisher=Microsoft |access-date=29 June 2011}}</ref> Some programmers prefer the more succinct {{code|for (;;)}} form over the semantically equivalent but more verbose {{code|while (true)}} form.