C Programming

5

Loop Control Statements

CHAPTER OUTLINE

5.1 What is a Program Loop?

5.2 for Loop

5.3 Nested for Loops

5.4 while Loop

5.5 do-while

5.6 do-while Statement with while Loop

5.7 break Statement

5.8 continue Statement

5.9 goto Statement

5.1 WHAT IS A PROGRAM LOOP?

A program loop is defined as a block of statements, which are frequently executed for certain number of times even though these statements come into view once in a program. This loop is also known as iterative ­structure or repetitive structure.

 

TABLE 5.1 Loops in C

for	while	do-while
for(expression-1;    expression-2;    expression-3)statement;	expression-1;while(expression-2){statement;expression-3;}	expression-1;do{statement;expression-3;}while(expression-2);

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