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a1s@ix.netcom.com (Andrew Snyder) wrote:

>Ari Lukumies <aril@cmt.lpr.mail.carel.fi> wrote:

>>Good C interview questions? Consider asking what this function does and why:

>>char	xxx(int n)
>>{
>>	return "0123456789ABCDEF"[n];
>>}


>consider n > 15

consider n < 0

Interview question: a) what does this function do and why?
b) rewrite the function to handle arbitrary input.

[The correct answer to b) is, of course, "what should I return for
 values out of range?" -mod]

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