Infinite Loop
Infinite Loop
An infinite loop is a loop that never terminates or exits. This means that the loop condition is always true, or the loop never reaches the condition to exit. As a result, the program executing the infinite loop will continue to run indefinitely, until it is terminated by an external force, such as a user interrupt or a system crash.
Here’s an example of an infinite loop in C:
while (1)
{ // statements
}
In this example, the loop condition 1 is always true, so the loop will never terminate. The program will continue executing the statements inside the loop forever.
Infinite loops can cause a program to consume all of the available system resources, such as CPU time and memory. This can result in system instability and crashes. Therefore, it is important to avoid writing code that may result in infinite loops.
One way to prevent infinite loops is to ensure that the loop condition is eventually false, either by using a conditional statement to exit the loop or by incrementing a loop counter until it reaches a specified value. Another way is to use a timer or interrupt to terminate the loop after a specified amount of time has elapsed.
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