LOOPS PART 1

You may encounter situations, when a block of code needs to be executed several number of times. In general, statements are executed sequentially: The first statement in a function is executed first, followed by the second, and so on.

Programming languages provide various control structures that allow for more complicated execution paths.

A loop statement allows us to execute a statement or group of statements multiple times. Given below is the general form of a loop statement in most of the programming languages −

Loop Architecture

C programming language provides the following types of loops to handle looping requirements.

Sr.No.Loop Type & Description
1while loop

Repeats a statement or group of statements while a given condition is true. It tests the condition before executing the loop body.

2for loop

Executes a sequence of statements multiple times and abbreviates the code that manages the loop variable.

3do...while loop

It is more like a while statement, except that it tests the condition at the end of the loop body.

4nested loops

You can use one or more loops inside any other while, for, or do..while loop.

Loop Control Statements

Loop control statements change execution from its normal sequence. When execution leaves a scope, all automatic objects that were created in that scope are destroyed.

C supports the following control statements.

Sr.No.Control Statement & Description
1break statement

Terminates the loop or switch statement and transfers execution to the statement immediately following the loop or switch.

2continue statement

Causes the loop to skip the remainder of its body and immediately retest its condition prior to reiterating.

3goto statement

Transfers control to the labeled statement.

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