ziglings/exercises/020_quiz3.zig

//
// Let's see if we can make use of some of the things we've learned so far.
// We'll create two functions: one that contains a "for" loop and one
// that contains a "while" loop.
//
// Both of these are simply labeled "loop" below.
//
const std = @import("std");

pub fn main() void{
  const my_numbers = [4]u16{ 5, 6, 7, 8 };
  
  printPowersOfTwo(my_numbers);
  std.debug.print("\n", .{});
}

// You won't see this every day: a function that takes an array with
// exactly four u16 numbers. This is not how you would normally pass
// an array to a function. We'll learn about slices and pointers in
// a little while. For now, we're using what we know.
//
// This function prints, but does not return anything.
//
fn printPowersOfTwo(numbers: [4]u16) void{
  for(numbers) |n|{
    std.debug.print("{} ", .{ twoToThe(n) });
  }
}

// This function bears a striking resemblance to twoToThe() in the last
// exercise. But don't be fooled! This one does the math without the aid
// of the standard library!
//
fn twoToThe(number: u16) u16{
  var n: u16 = 0;
  var total: u16 = 1;
  
  while(n < number) : (n += 1){
    total *= 2;
  }
  
  return total;
}