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Understanding Control Flow Statements

Control flow statements in programming allow for decision-making, iteration, and jumping to control the flow of execution. They include decision-making statements like if, if-else, and switch-case, iteration statements like for, while, and do-while loops, and jump statements like break, continue, and return. Real-life analogies help illustrate these concepts, such as taking an umbrella if it rains or repeating tasks a fixed number of times.

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Understanding Control Flow Statements

Control flow statements in programming allow for decision-making, iteration, and jumping to control the flow of execution. They include decision-making statements like if, if-else, and switch-case, iteration statements like for, while, and do-while loops, and jump statements like break, continue, and return. Real-life analogies help illustrate these concepts, such as taking an umbrella if it rains or repeating tasks a fixed number of times.

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Control Flow Statements

1. What is Control Flow?

Normally, a program runs line by line, from top to bottom.


But we often need to:

• Make decisions (if marks ≥ 50 → pass, else fail).

• Repeat tasks (print “Hello” 10 times).

• Stop or skip certain instructions.

This is controlled using control flow statements.

2. Categories of Control Flow Statements

(a) Decision-Making (Selection)

i. if statement

Executes a block only if the condition is true.

int age = 20;

if (age >= 18) {

printf("You are an adult\n");

ii. if-else statement

Executes one block if true, another if false.

int marks = 45;

if (marks >= 50) {

printf("Pass\n");

} else {

printf("Fail\n");

}
iii. if-else if-else ladder

Used when checking multiple conditions.

int grade = 75;

if (grade >= 80) {

printf("A\n");

} else if (grade >= 70) {

printf("B\n");

} else if (grade >= 60) {

printf("C\n");

} else {

printf("Fail\n");

iv. switch-case

Better when testing one variable against many values.

int day = 3;

switch(day) {

case 1: printf("Monday\n"); break;

case 2: printf("Tuesday\n"); break;

case 3: printf("Wednesday\n"); break;

default: printf("Invalid day\n");

}
(b) Iteration (Loops)

i. for loop (count-controlled loop)

Executes a block a fixed number of times.

for (int i = 1; i <= 5; i++) {

printf("Hello %d\n", i);

ii. while loop (condition-controlled)

Executes as long as the condition is true.

int num = 1;

while (num <= 5) {

printf("%d\n", num);

num++;

iii. do-while loop (exit-controlled)

Executes at least once, then checks condition.

int x = 1;

do {

printf("%d\n", x);

x++;

} while (x <= 5);


(c) Jump Statements

i. break – exits a loop immediately

for (int i = 1; i <= 10; i++) {

if (i == 5) break;

printf("%d\n", i);

Output:

1234

ii. continue – skips the current iteration

for (int i = 1; i <= 5; i++) {

if (i == 3) continue;

printf("%d\n", i);

Output:

1245

iii. return – exits a function, sending a value back

int square(int x) {

return x * x;

int main() {

printf("%d\n", square(5)); // Output: 25

return 0;

}
3. Real-Life Analogies

• if-else → If it rains, take an umbrella, else take sunglasses.

• for loop → Eat 3 meals a day (repeat fixed times).

• while loop → Keep brushing until teeth are clean.

• do-while → At least taste food once, then decide if you want more.

• break → Stop eating when full, even if food is left.

• continue → Skip one dish if you dislike it, continue with the others.

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