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off-by-one error

A loop that runs one pass too many or too few.

An off-by-one error is a boundary mistake, typically <= where < was meant, that makes a loop or range include or exclude one element too many.

Examples

  • for (int i = 0; i <= items.Length; i++) runs one pass too many, and the last pass throws IndexOutOfRangeException.

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