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+/*******************************************************************
+ *
+ * Purpose: Count down from 10 to 1 in steps of 1
+ * Author: M J Leslie.
+ * Date: 02-Feb-94
+ *
+ *******************************************************************/
+
+ /* version 1 */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+main()
+{
+ int a=10;
+ while (a >= 1)
+ {
+ printf("a is %2d\n",a);
+ a=a-1;
+ }
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************/
+
+ /* version 2 */
+
+main()
+{
+ a =11;
+ while (0 < (a = a - 1) )
+ {
+ printf("a is %2d\n",a);
+ }
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************/
+
+ /* version 3 */
+
+main()
+{
+ /*
+ * This works because the 'while' loop
+ * will keep spinning while 'i' is TRUE.
+ * That is while 'i' is NOT equal to 0
+ */
+
+ a=11;
+ while (i)
+ {
+ printf ("%i",i=i-1);
+ }
+}