Wednesday, 1 October 2014

3. Control flow statements

Chapter : 3

Control flow statements

  • Simple if
  • If-else
  • Nested if-else
  • Switch statement
  • While loop
  • Do-while loop
  • For loop
  • Nested loop
  • Continue statement
  • Break statement


Control flow statements :

Sometime known as control flow structures
            In C++ there are two types of control flow statements – i) conditional statements
                                                                                                       ii) looping statements

Fig. bellow shows the control flow statements in C++ language



Conditional Statements :
Conditional statements execute its body (true part or false part) one time if condition is true or false.

            C++ provide us three types of conditional statements –    i)     if
                                                                                                       ii)    if…else
                                                                                                       iii)   switch


Simple if  statement :

             It is one of the powerful conditional structure/statement provided by C++. In if statement if condition is true then body of loop is executes otherwise not.
            If the condition is true, then the block of code inside the if statement will be executed. If condition is false, then the set of code after the end of the if statement (after the closing curly brace) will be executed.

            Syntax :
                                    if ( condition )
                                    {
                                                //         BODY  OF  IF
                                                --------------------
                                                --------------------
                                    }
            Example :
                                    no = 20
                                    if( no % 2 == 0)
                                    {
                                                cout<< no <<”   is even  ” ;
                                    }


If….else statement :

            In if….else statement, if condition is true then body of if (true part) will be executed and if condition is false then body of else (false part) will be executed.
          An if statement can be followed by an optional else statement, which executes when the condition is false
            If the condition evaluates to true, then the if block of code will be executed, otherwise else block of code will be executed.
           


            Syntax :
                                    if ( condition )
                                    {
                                                //         BODY  OF  IF
                                                --------------------
                                                --------------------
                                    }
                                    else
                                    {
                                                //         BODY  OF  ELSE
                                                --------------------
                                                --------------------
                                    }

            Example :
                                    a = 10;             b = 20;
                                    if( a > b )
                                    {
                                                cout<<”a is large”;
                                    }
                                    else
                                    {
                                                cout<<”b is large”;
                                    }



Nested if…else statement : (OR if….else if….else statement)

            If we use if….else statement inside another if….else statement (inside else part) then it is known as nested if…..else statement. (That is if….else within another if…..else statement.)

            When we using nested if…else statements there is one thing we have to understand :            An if can have zero or one else statement and it must come after if statement (body of if).

            Syntax :
                                    if ( condition )
                                    {
                                                //         BODY  OF  IF
                                                --------------------
                                                --------------------
                                    }
                                    else
                                    {
                                                //         BODY  OF  ELSE
                                                if ( condition )
                                                {
                                                            //         BODY  OF  IF
                                                            --------------------
                                                            --------------------
                                                }
                                                else
                                                {
                                                            //         BODY  OF  ELSE
                                                            --------------------
                                                            --------------------
                                                }
                                                --------------------
                                                --------------------
                                    }

            Example :

                           int age = 23;
                        if(age < 110 && age > 60)
                        {
                                    cout<<” Old Person”;
                        }
                        else
                        {
                                    if(age  > 30)
                                    {
                                                cout<<” Elder Person”;
                                    }
                                    else
                                    {
                                                if(age > 15)
                                                {
                                                            cout<<” Young ”;
                                                }
                                                else
                                                {
                                                            cout<<” Child”;
                                                }
                                    }
                        }


Switch statement (Branching statement) :

          Switch statement is also known as branching statement.

            In switch statement, it search for matching/equal caonstant_expression in cases, if case is match/equal then statements within case will be executed.

            If expression doesn’t match with any case then default part (default case) will be executed

          A switch statement allows a variable to be tested for equality against a list of values. Each value is called a case, and the variable being switched on is checked for each case.

            Syntax :

                        Switch(expression)
                        {
                                    Case constant_expression_1 :
                                                                                    Statements;
                                                                                    Break;
                                    Case constant_expression_2 :
                                                                                    Statements;
                                                                                    Break;
                                                .
.
.
.
                                    Case constant_expression_n :
                                                                                    Statements;
                                                                                    Break;
                                    Default  :
                                                                                    Statements;
                        }

            Example :       sample code to print roman equivalent of 1 to 5 numbers.

                        no = 3;
                        switch ( no )
                        {
                                    Case 1 :
                                                            Cout<< ” I  ”;
                                                            Break;
                                    Case 2 :
                                                            Cout<< ” II  ”;
                                                            Break;
                                    Case 3 :
                                                            Cout<< ” III ”;
                                                            Break;
                                    Case 4 :
                                                            Cout<< ” IV  ”;
                                                            Break;
                                    Case 5 :
                                                            Cout<< ” V  ”;
                                                            Break;
                                    Default  :
                                                            Cout<<” Please enter number within 1 to 5”;
                        }


Looping Statements :

          Sometime in programming we need to execute same code several times (again and again), so in place of writing same code again and again we use loops. C++ provide us three types of looping structures are as follows – i)    while loop 
                                            ii)    do….while loop
                                           iii)     for loop

            A loop statement allows us to execute a statement or group of statements multiple times.


While loop :

While loop repeats a statement or group of statements while a given condition is true. It tests the condition before executing the loop body that’s why it known as Entry Control Loop

(Entry Control Loop : When condition is checked before enter into body of loop)

A while loop statement repeatedly executes a target statement as long as a given condition is true.

          Syntax :
                                    while ( condition )
                                    {
                                                //         BODY  OF  WHILE
                                                --------------------
                                                --------------------
                                    }

            Example :       following is the sample code to print 1 to 10 numbers.
                                    int    i   =   1;
                                    while ( i  <=  10 )
                                    {
                                                cout<< ” \t ”  <<  i  ;
                                               
                                                i++ ;
                                    }

                   Output :
                                    1          2          3          4          5          6          7          8          9          10


Do-While loop :

            Do while loop is exit control loop
            (Condition will be check after execution body of loop i.e. at exit time)

·         Unlike for and while loops, which test the loop condition at the beginning (top) of the loop, the do...while loop checks its condition at the end (bottom) of the loop.
·         A do...while loop is similar to a while loop, except that a do...while loop is guaranteed to execute body of loop at least one time.
·         No matter whether condition is true or false, do….while loop executes its body (body of loop) at least one time

          Syntax :
                                    do
                                    {
                                                //         BODY  OF  LOOP
                                                --------------------
                                                --------------------
                                    } while ( condition );

            Example :       sample code to print IMRD 5 times

                                    int    i =  1 ;
                                    do
                                    {
                                                cout<<”    I.M.R.D.     ”;
                                                i++;
                                    } while (i <= 5 );
                                   
            Output :       
                                    I.M.R.D.         I.M.R.D.         I.M.R.D.         I.M.R.D.         I.M.R.D.    


  
Difference Between while loop and do-while loop :


For loop :
for loop repeats a statement or group of statements while a given condition is true. It tests the condition before executing the loop body that’s why it known as Entry Control Loop

(Entry Control Loop : When condition is checked before enter into body of loop)

Using for loop we can declare and initialize variable, check condition, and increment or decrement counter on the same line (inside for(…)   ). 

A for loop statement repeatedly executes a target statement as long as a given condition is true.

          Syntax :
                                    for ( initialization ;   condition ;   increment / decrement  )
                                    {
                                                //         BODY  OF  LOOP
                                                --------------------
                                                --------------------
                                    }
            Example :       sample code to print some of 1 to 10 numbers
                       
                                    for ( int i =10 ;   i>=1 ;   i--  )
                                    {
                                                cout<<”\t”<<I;
                                    }
            Output :
                                    10        9          8          7          6          5          4          3          2          1




Nested Loops (Or Nesting of Loop) :

            A loop can be nested inside of another loop.
            C++ allow us to use one loop within another loop is known as nested loops or nesting of loop.

General syntax :
                                    Outer_loop(condition)
                                    {
                                                Inner_loop_1(condition)
                                                {
                                                            Inner_loop_2(condition)
                                                            {          
                                                                        - - - - - - - - - - - - -
                                                                        - - - - - - - - - - - - -
                                                                        Inner_loop_n(condition)
                                                                        {
                                                                                                - - - - - - - - - - - - -
                                                                                                - - - - - - - - - - - - -                               
                                                                        }           // Inner_loop_n close
                                                            }  // Inner_loop_1 close
                                                }  // Inner_loop_2 close
                                    }  // Outer_loop close


·        Nested while loop :

            Syntax :
while(condition)
{
while(condition)
                                                {          
statements;
}
                                                statements; // you can put more statements.
                                    }
           

·        Nested do…while loop :

            Syntax :
do
{
statement(s); // you can put more statements.
do
{
statement(s);
}while( condition );
                                    }while( condition );

·        Nested for loop :

            Syntax :
                        for ( initialization; condition; increment/decrements )
{
for (initialization; condition; increment/decrements)
{
statements;
}
statement(s); // you can put more statements.
                        }


Jumps in loop :

                        To change execution of loop from its normal execution C++ provide us some statements which controls loop execution.

C++ supports the following control statements.

                                                        i.            Break statement
                                                      ii.            Continue statement
                                                    iii.            Go to statement

Break Statement :

The break statement has the following two usages in C++:

When the break statement is encountered inside a loop, the loop is immediately terminated and program control resumes at the next statement following the loop.
 It can be used to terminate a case in the switch statement (covered in the next chapter).

If you are using nested loops (i.e., one loop inside another loop), the break statement will stop the execution of the innermost loop and start executing the next line of code after the block.
          Syntax :
                                    break;
            Example :                                                                  
int a = 1; 
do
{
if( a == 5)
{
// break the execution of loop
                                                            a = a + 1;
                                                            break;
}
cout << "\t value of a: " << a;
a = a + 1;
                                    }while( a <= 7 );

          Output :

                        value of a: 1    value of a: 2   value of a: 3    value of a: 4     

Continue Statement :

The continue statement works somewhat like the break statement. Instead of forcing termination, however, continue forces the next iteration of the loop to take place, skipping any code in between.


          Syntax :
                                    continue;

            Example :                              
int a = 1; 
do
{
if( a == 5)
{
// skip the iteration.
                                                            a = a + 1;
                                                            continue;
}
cout << "\t value of a: " << a;
a = a + 1;
                                    }while( a <= 7 );


          Output :


                value of a: 1    value of a: 2   value of a: 3    value of a: 4     value of a:6      value of a:7


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