Print ASCII table without loop

Question

I just had an interview and I have been asked a question: How would you print all the ASCII table characters without using a loop. The language doesn't matter.

Answer 1

The only method for doing so that comes to my mind is by using recursion instead of loops. An algorithm for doing this will be something like:

void printASCII(int i){
    if(i == 128)
        return;
    print(i + " " + ((char)i) + "\n");
    printASCII(i + 1);
}

You should call the previous function using:

printASCII(0);

This will print the complete ASCII table, where each line contains the index followed by a space and the actual ASCII character.

I don't think you can find any other way to do so, specially that it clearly says:

The language doesn't matter

This usually means that the question is about an algorithmic idea, rather than being specific for any language.