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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <assert.h>
#include <stdarg.h>

// Use a for loop (not while) when the structure of what you are doing matches a for loop.

void print_strings(char* first_string, ...) {
    // Last argument must be an empty string.

    va_list more_strings;
    va_start(more_strings, first_string);  // initializes more_strings (i.e., get us ready
                                           // to access the additional arguments).

    for(char* s = first_string; s[0] != '\0', s = va_arg(more_strings, char*)) {
        printf("STRING: \"%s\"\n", s);
    }
    va_end(more_strings);  // don't forget
}

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
    print_strings("abc", "def", "ghi", "");
    
    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
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