Loop semantics(literal)

Question

If you don't care what your variables are called LOOK AWAY!!

Anyway, lets say I have a loop

for (int i = start; i < whatisthis; i++) {
    //something
}

I'm not sure what to call "whatisthis", usually I can call it the length or the size of the relevant collection but its not always strictly true, if start != 0 then it cannot be the length. Its not the length of the stretch either since its in fact start + length of the stretch. Can't call it the end since its end+1 so what do you call it?

Serious problems.

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 02 '15 at 00:30

whatisthis has no name. The whole condition i < whatisthis is a termination condition, and whatisthis is merely part of that condition.

If you're looking for advice about what to name the variable, limit works pretty well if it's not a length or a size. You could also prefix it with max_ or min_. For example, max_row or min_timeout.

Loop semantics(literal)

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