Infinite loops - top or bottom? [closed]

Answer 1

while(1)
{
//do it 
}

That's how I roll.

Answer 2

Infinite loops are a bad idea, but in practice that doesn't always hold up.

I prefer while(1) { } but make sure something within the loop can cause it to break out.

Answer 3

for (;;)
{
    /* No warnings are generated about constant value in the loop conditional
       plus it is easy to change when you realize you do need limits */ 
}

Answer 4

I use for (;;) in C-style languages and while true in languages that don't support that construct.

I learned the for (;;) method in K&R and it has always felt like idiomatic C to me.

Answer 5

I usually use for(;;) { } which I always think of as "for-ever".

Some languages offer a repeat { } construct which will natively loop forever. I find the for(;;) { } construct visually the most similar to this because it is so different from the normal for() construct. This is an important attribute for an infinite loop that while(1) { } doesn't really have.

Answer 6

offtopic: if you think about what you are trying to express, you usually won't need an infinite loop.