From 2bda44bc586ee16dd3fe0bce1ead9372a83a71f3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dave Gauer <dave@ratfactor.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2021 19:21:18 -0500
Subject: Added ex 15,16 for loops

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 16_for2.zig | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 16_for2.zig

(limited to '16_for2.zig')

diff --git a/16_for2.zig b/16_for2.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..914d047
--- /dev/null
+++ b/16_for2.zig
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+//
+// For loops also let you store the "index" of the iteration - a
+// number starting with 0 that counts up with each iteration:
+//
+//     for (items) |item, index| {
+//         // Do something with item and index
+//     }
+//
+const std = @import("std");
+
+pub fn main() void {
+    // Let's store the bits of binary number 1101 in
+    // 'little-endian' order (least significant byte first):
+    const bits = [_]u8{ 1, 0, 1, 1 };
+    var value: u32 = 0;
+
+    // Now we'll convert the binary bits to a number value by adding
+    // the value of the place as a power of two for each bit. See if
+    // you can figure out the missing piece:
+    //
+    for (bits) |bit, i| {
+        var place_value = std.math.pow(u32, 2, @intCast(u32, i));
+        value += place_value * bit;
+    }
+
+    std.debug.print("The value of bits '1101': {}.\n", .{value});
+}
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