12 errors for pset1 mario

Question

So complete rookie i saw functions from other peoples code n stuff

#include <stdio.h>
#include <cs50.h>
int main(void)
{
    int h, i, s, k;
    //get user input and follow limitations
    do {
        printf("height: ");
        h = GetInt();
    } while ((h < 0) || (h > 23));

    //start one counter to end printing after achieving height
    //second conter (s) for spaces on individual lines
    //third counter (k) for hashes/sharps
    //then print new line

    for (i = 0, i <= h, i++);
    {
        for (s = 0, s < (h - i - 1), s++);
        {
            printf(" ");
        }
        for (k = 0, k < (i + 2), k++);
        {
            printf("#");
        }
        printf("\n");
    }
    return(0);
}

and then an overwhelming response of 12 errors mainly for for condition and it's semi colon and loop breaker condition and pretty sure more to come please help this is getting scary

Answer 1

All are simple syntax errors. Let's look at one of your for statements:

for(i=0,i<=h,i++);

A for loop setup statement has 3 clauses, the initialization clause, the test clause, and the incrementation clause. These clauses are separated by semicolons. You chose to try to separate them with commas.

Next, the for loop setup statement is followed by either a block of code enclosed in a curly brace pair, or a single statement ending with a semicolon. You have done the latter. By not having any code between the closing parenthesis and the semicolon, you have created a for loop that does nothing h+1 times (assuming it didn't have the previous problem).

Spend some time reviewing the proper construction of a for loop and try again.

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