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Beware of Using Loop Variables Outside the Loop

Beware of Using Loop Variables Outside the Loop

People using loop variables in compilers like VC++ 6.0 are acccustomed to using loop variables after the loop. For example, take a look at the following code:

for (int i=0; i

This code would happily compile under VC++ 6.0 or lower. But this code is in violation of C++ standards which explicitly state that the scope of the loop control variable i is limited to within the loop, after which it is destroyed.

This rule has been correctly implemented from VC++ 7.0 onwards. It is also correctly implemented in gcc. So if you're migrating a project from VC++ 6.0 to 7.0 or to gcc, this discrepancy will cause compilation errors.

So, avoid using the loop variables outside the loop.

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