Programming in C, 3/e, 3rd Edition

CHAPTER 6

Loop Control

Chapter Outline

6.1  Introduction

6.2  The for Loop

6.3  Nested for Loops

6.4  The while Loop

6.5  The do-while Loop

6.6  The while Loop within the do-while Loop

6.7   Bohm and Jacopini’s Theory

6.1  INTRODUCTION

In our life, we need to perform tasks which are repetitive in nature in numerous applications. It is a tedious process to perform such kind of tasks repeatedly with pen/pencil and paper. But with computer programming languages and packages, the task becomes easy, accurate and fast. For example, salary of labours of a factory can be calculated simply by a formula (number of hours work carried × wage rate per hour). The accounts department of every organization does this calculation every month/week. Such ...