#include <iostream>
using namespace std;// this file uses std::cout,
// std::cin, std::endl, etc.
int main()
{
unsigned short small = 1;
unsigned long large = 10;
unsigned long skip = 2;
unsigned long target = 8;
const unsigned short MAXSMALL=65535;
while (small < large && large > 0 && small < 65535)
{
small++;
if (small skip == 0)// skip the decrement?
{
cout << "skipping on " << small << endl;
continue;
}
if (large == target) // exact match for the target?
{
cout << "Target reached!";
break;
}
large-=2;
}
cout << "\nSmall: " << small << " Large: " << large << endl;
return 0;
}
skipping on 2
skipping on 4
Target reached!
Small: 5 Large: 8