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while Loop

❑ General format of the while loop

while (expression)

{
do this;
and this;
and this also;
}

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while Loop – How it works

while (expression)
statement;

❑ expression is evaluated
➢ if true, then statement is executed, and expression is evaluated again
➢ if false, then the loop is finished and program statements following statement
execute

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while Loop – Flowchart

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while Loop – Example

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while Loop – Example (Line 9-13)

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while Loop – Example

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while Loop is a Pretest Loop
expression is evaluated before the loop executes. The following loop
will never execute:

int number = 6;
while (number <= 5)
{
cout << "Hello\n";
number++;
}

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while Loop – Careful with Infinite Loop
❑ The loop must contain code to make expression become false
❑ Otherwise, the loop will have no way of stopping
❑ Such a loop is called an infinite loop, because it will repeat an infinite
number of times

int number = 1;
while (number <= 5)
{
cout << "Hello\n";
}

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