for loops in C++ and their functions and applicability

Control Structures in C++
while, do/while, for
switch, break, continue

The while Repetition Structure
• Repetition structure
– Programmer specifies an action to be repeated while
some condition remains true
– Psuedocode
while there are more items on my shopping list
Purchase next item and cross it off my list
– while loop repeated until condition becomes false.
• Example
int product = 2;
while ( product <= 1000 )
product = 2 * product;

• Flowchart of while loop
condition statement
true
false
The while Repetition Structure
int x = 2;
while (x >= 0){
if ( x == 2){
cout << “Value of x is : “ << x << endl;
}
x = x – 1;
}

• Common errors:
– infinite loop
– unitialized variables
There are functions that return True or False :
cin.eof()
So..
char s;
while (!cin.eof( )) {
cin >> s;
cout << s << endl;
}

Formulating Algorithms (Counter-
Controlled Repetition)
• Counter-controlled repetition
– Loop repeated until counter reaches a certain value.
• Definite repetition
– Number of repetitions is known
• Example
A class of ten students took a quiz. The grades (integers
in the range 0 to 100) for this quiz are available to you.
Determine the class average on the quiz.

Formulating Algorithms (Counter-
Controlled Repetition)
• Pseudocode for example:
Set total and grade counter to zero
While grade counter <= 10
Input the next grade
Add the grade into the total
grade counter++
average = total divided / 10
Print the class average
• Following is the C++ code for this example

1 // Fig. 2.7: fig02_07.cpp
2 // Class average program with counter-controlled repetition
3 #include <iostream>
4
5 using std::cout;
6 using std::cin;
7 using std::endl;
8
9 int main()
10 {
11 int total, // sum of grades
12 gradeCounter, // number of grades entered
13 grade, // one grade
14 average; // average of grades
15
16 // initialization phase
17 total = 0; // clear total
18 gradeCounter = 1; // prepare to loop
19
20 // processing phase
21 while ( gradeCounter <= 10 ) { // loop 10 times
22 cout << "Enter grade: "; // prompt for input
23 cin >> grade; // input grade
24 total = total + grade; // add grade to total
25 gradeCounter = gradeCounter + 1; // increment counter
26 }
27
28 // termination phase
29 average = total / 10; // integer division
30 cout << "Class average is " << average << endl;
31
32 return 0; // indicate program ended successfully
33 }
The counter gets incremented each time
the loop executes. Eventually, the
counter causes the loop to end.

Program Output
Enter grade: 98
Enter grade: 76
Enter grade: 71
Enter grade: 87
Enter grade: 83
Enter grade: 90
Enter grade: 57
Enter grade: 79
Enter grade: 82
Enter grade: 94
Class average is 81

Assignment Operators
• Assignment expression abbreviations
c = c + 3; can be abbreviated as c += 3; using the
addition assignment operator
• Statements of the form
variable = variable operator expression;
can be rewritten as
variable operator= expression;
• Examples of other assignment operators include:
d -= 4 (d = d - 4)
e *= 5 (e = e * 5)
f /= 3 (f = f / 3)
g %= 9 (g = g % 9)

Increment and Decrement Operators
• Increment operator (c++) - can be used instead of
c += 1
• Decrement operator (c--) - can be used instead of
c -= 1
• Preincrement
• When the operator is used before the variable (++c or –c)
• Variable is changed, then the expression it is in is evaluated.
• Posincrement
• When the operator is used after the variable (c++ or c--)
• Expression the variable is in executes, then the variable is changed.

• If c = 5, then
– cout << ++c; prints out 6 (c is changed
before cout is executed)
– cout << c++; prints out 5 (cout is
executed before the increment. c now has the
value of 6)

• When Variable is not in an expression
– Preincrementing and postincrementing have the
same effect.
++c;
cout << c;
and
c++;
cout << c;
have the same effect.

Essentials of Counter-Controlled
Repetition
• Counter-controlled repetition requires:
– The name of a control variable (or loop counter).
– The initial value of the control variable.
– The condition that tests for the final value of the control variable (i.e.,
whether looping should continue).
– The increment (or decrement) by which the control variable is modified
each time through the loop.
• Example:
int counter =1; //initialization
while (counter <= 10){ //repetitio
// condition
cout << counter << endl;
++counter; //increment
}

The for Repetition Structure
• The general format when using for loops is
for ( initialization; LoopContinuationTest;
increment )
statement
• Example:
for( int counter = 1; counter <= 10;
counter++ )
cout << counter << endl;
– Prints the integers from one to ten

• For loops can usually be rewritten as while
loops:
initialization;
while ( loopContinuationTest){
statement
increment;
}
• Initialization and increment as comma-
separated lists
for (int i = 0, j = 0; j + i <= 10; j+
+, i++)
cout << j + i << endl;

Flowchart for for
Condition
Test the variable
statement
true
false
Increment variable
Initialize variable

1 // Fig. 2.20: fig02_20.cpp
2 // Summation with for
4
5 using std::cout;
6 using std::endl;
7
8 int main()
9 {
10 int sum = 0;
11
12 for ( int number = 2; number <= 100; number += 2 )
13 sum += number;
14
15 cout << "Sum is " << sum << endl;
16
17 return 0;
18 }
Sum is 2550
• Program to sum the even numbers from 2 to 100

The switch Multiple-Selection Structure
• switch
– Useful when variable or expression is tested for
multiple values
– Consists of a series of case labels and an optional
default case
– break is (almost always) necessary

switch (expression) {
case val1:
statement
break;
case val2:
statement
break;
….
case valn:
statement
break;
default:
statement
break;
}
if (expression == val1)
statement
else if (expression==val2)
statement
….
else if (expression== valn)
statement
else
statement

flowchart
true
false
.
.
.
case a case a action(s) break
case b case b action(s) break
false
false
case z case z action(s) break
true
true
default action(s)

1 // Fig. 2.22: fig02_22.cpp
2 // Counting letter grades
4
5 using std::cout;
6 using std::cin;
7 using std::endl;
8
9 int main()
10 {
11 int grade, // one grade
12 aCount = 0, // number of A's
13 bCount = 0, // number of B's
14 cCount = 0, // number of C's
15 dCount = 0, // number of D's
16 fCount = 0; // number of F's
17
18 cout << "Enter the letter grades." << endl
19 << "Enter the EOF character to end input." << endl;
20
21 while ( ( grade = cin.get() ) != EOF ) {
22
23 switch ( grade ) { // switch nested in while
24
25 case 'A': // grade was uppercase A
26 case 'a': // or lowercase a
27 ++aCount;
28 break; // necessary to exit switch
29
30 case 'B': // grade was uppercase B
31 case 'b': // or lowercase b
32 ++bCount;
33 break;
34
Notice how the case statement is used

35 case 'C': // grade was uppercase C
36 case 'c': // or lowercase c
37 ++cCount;
38 break;
39
40 case 'D': // grade was uppercase D
41 case 'd': // or lowercase d
42 ++dCount;
43 break;
44
45 case 'F': // grade was uppercase F
46 case 'f': // or lowercase f
47 ++fCount;
48 break;
49
50 case 'n': // ignore newlines,
51 case 't': // tabs,
52 case ' ': // and spaces in input
53 break;
54
55 default: // catch all other characters
56 cout << "Incorrect letter grade entered."
57 << " Enter a new grade." << endl;
58 break; // optional
59 }
60 }
61
62 cout << "nnTotals for each letter grade are:"
63 << "nA: " << aCount
64 << "nB: " << bCount
65 << "nC: " << cCount
66 << "nD: " << dCount
67 << "nF: " << fCount << endl;
68
69 return 0;
break causes switch to end and
the program continues with the first
statement after the switch structure.
Notice the default statement.

Program Output
Enter the letter grades.
Enter the EOF character to end input.
a
B
c
C
A
d
f
C
E
Incorrect letter grade entered. Enter a new grade.
D
A
b
Totals for each letter grade are:
A: 3
B: 2
C: 3
D: 2
F: 1

The do/while Repetition Structure
• The do/while repetition structure is similar to the
while structure,
– Condition for repetition tested after the body of the loop is
executed
• Format:
do {
statement
} while ( condition );
• Example (letting counter = 1):
do {
cout << counter << " ";
} while (++counter <= 10);
– This prints the integers from 1 to 10
• All actions are performed at least once.
true
false
statement
condition

The break and continue Statements
• Break
– Causes immediate exit from a while, for,
do/while or switch structure
– Program execution continues with the first
statement after the structure
– Common uses of the break statement:
• Escape early from a loop
• Skip the remainder of a switch structure

• Continue
– Skips the remaining statements in the body of a
while, for or do/while structure and proceeds
with the next iteration of the loop
– In while and do/while, the loop-continuation test
is evaluated immediately after the continue
statement is executed
– In the for structure, the increment expression is
executed, then the loop-continuation test is evaluated

The continue Statement
• Causes an immediate jump to the loop test
int next = 0;
while (true){
cin >> next;
if (next < 0)
break;
if (next % 2) //odd number, don’t print
continue;
cout << next << endl;
}
cout << “negative num so here we are!” << endl;

Sentinel-Controlled Repetition
• Suppose the previous problem becomes:
Develop a class-averaging program that will process
an arbitrary number of grades each time the program
is run.
– Unknown number of students - how will the program
know to end?
• Sentinel value
– Indicates “end of data entry”
– Loop ends when sentinel inputted
– Sentinel value chosen so it cannot be confused with a
regular input (such as -1 in this case)

• Top-down, stepwise refinement
– begin with a pseudocode representation of the
top:
Determine the class average for the quiz
– Divide top into smaller tasks and list them in
order:
Initialize variables
Input, sum and count the quiz grades
Calculate and print the class average

Input, sum and count the quiz grades
to
Input the first grade (possibly the sentinel)
While the user has not as yet entered the sentinel
Add this grade into the running total
Add one to the grade counter
Input the next grade (possibly the sentinel)
• Refine
Calculate and print the class average
to
If the counter is not equal to zero
Set the average to the total divided by the counter
Print the average
Else
Print “No grades were entered”

1 // Fig. 2.9: fig02_09.cpp
2 // Class average program with sentinel-controlled repetition.
4
5 using std::cout;
6 using std::cin;
7 using std::endl;
8 using std::ios;
9
10 #include <iomanip>
11
12 using std::setprecision;
13 using std::setiosflags;
14
15 int main()
16 {
17 int total, // sum of grades
18 gradeCounter, // number of grades entered
19 grade; // one grade
20 double average; // number with decimal point for average
21
22 // initialization phase
23 total = 0;
24 gradeCounter = 0;
25
26 // processing phase
27 cout << "Enter grade, -1 to end: ";
28 cin >> grade;
29
30 while ( grade != -1 ) {
Data type double used to represent
decimal numbers.

31 total = total + grade;
32 gradeCounter = gradeCounter + 1;
33 cout << "Enter grade, -1 to end: ";
34 cin >> grade;
35 }
36
38 if ( gradeCounter != 0 ) {
39 average = static_cast< double >( total ) / gradeCounter;
40 cout << "Class average is " << setprecision( 2 )
41 << setiosflags( ios::fixed | ios::showpoint )
42 << average << endl;
43 }
44 else
45 cout << "No grades were entered" << endl;
46
47 return 0; // indicate program ended successfully
48 }
Enter grade, -1 to end: 75
Enter grade, -1 to end: -1
Class average is 82.50
setiosflags(ios::fixed | ios::showpoint) - stream
manipulator
ios::fixed - output numbers with a fixed number of decimal
points.
ios::showpoint - forces decimal point and trailing zeros, even if
unnecessary: 66 printed as 66.00
| - separates multiple option.
setprecision(2) - prints only two digits
past decimal point.
Programs that use this must include <iomanip>
static_cast<double>() - treats total as a
double temporarily.
Required because dividing two integers truncates the
remainder.
gradeCounter is an int, but it gets promoted to
double.

Nested control structures
• Problem:
A college has a list of test results (1 = pass, 2 = fail) for 10
students. Write a program that analyzes the results. If more
than 8 students pass, print "Raise Tuition".
• We can see that
– The program must process 10 test results. A counter-
controlled loop will be used.
– Two counters can be used—one to count the number of
students who passed the exam and one to count the number of
students who failed the exam.
– Each test result is a number—either a 1 or a 2. If the number
is not a 1, we assume that it is a 2.

Nested control structures
• High level description of the algorithm
Initialize variables
Input the ten quiz grades and count passes and failur
Print a summary of the exam results and decide if
tuition should be raised

1 // Fig. 2.11: fig02_11.cpp
2 // Analysis of examination results
4
5 using std::cout;
6 using std::cin;
7 using std::endl;
8
9 int main()
10 {
11 // initialize variables in declarations
12 int passes = 0, // number of passes
13 failures = 0, // number of failures
14 studentCounter = 1, // student counter
15 result; // one exam result
16
17 // process 10 students; counter-controlled loop
18 while ( studentCounter <= 10 ) {
19 cout << "Enter result (1=pass,2=fail): ";
20 cin >> result;
21
22 if ( result == 1 ) // if/else nested in while
23 passes = passes + 1;

3. Print results
24 else
25 failures = failures + 1;
26
27 studentCounter = studentCounter + 1;
28 }
29
31 cout << "Passed " << passes << endl;
32 cout << "Failed " << failures << endl;
33
34 if ( passes > 8 )
35 cout << "Raise tuition " << endl;
36
37 return 0; // successful termination
38 }
Enter result (1=pass,2=fail): 1
Passed 9
Failed 1
Raise tuition

// Fig. 2.21: fig02_21.cpp
// Calculating compound interest
#include <iostream>
using std::cout;
using std::endl;
using std::ios;
#include <iomanip>
using std::setw;
using std::setiosflags;
using std::setprecision;
#include <cmath>

int main()
{
double amount, // amount on deposit
principal = 1000.0, // starting principal
rate = .05; // interest rate
cout << "Year" << setw( 21 )
<< "Amount on deposit" << endl;
// set the floating-point number format
cout << setiosflags( ios::fixed | ios::showpoint )
<< setprecision( 2 );
for ( int year = 1; year <= 10; year++ ) {
amount = principal * pow( 1.0 + rate, year );
cout << setw( 4 ) << year << setw( 21 ) << amount
<< endl;
}
return 0;
}

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