The document discusses iterative statements in C++. It introduces the for loop as one type of iterative statement that allows repetitive execution of a block of code. The for loop syntax includes an initialization statement, condition, and increment/decrement statement. Examples are provided to illustrate calculating sums and factorials using for loops. Infinite for loops and auto increment/decrement operators are also described.

1. ITERATIVE/
REPETITIVE
STATEMENTS
OVERVIEW

2. OVERVIEW
 We often need to do repetitive calculations in order to solve
complex problems
 Example: calculate the trajectory of a cannon ball
 Humans are typically very bad at this
 Fortunately computers are very good at this
 To perform repetitive calculations in a program we need
iterative statements that let us execute the same block of
code multiple times
 Loops cause a section of program to be repeated certain
number of times.
 As long as condition remains true, the repetition continues,
when the condition becomes false, the loop ends and the
control passes to the statement following the loop.
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3. OVERVIEW
 C++ has three kinds of iterative statements
 The for loop
 The while loop
 The do-while loop
 Lesson objectives:
 Learn the syntax and semantics of these iterative statements
 Study example programs showing their use
 Complete lab tasks on iterative statements
 Complete programming project using iterative statements
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4. ITERATIVE
STATEMENTS
PART 1
FOR LOOP

5. FOR LOOP
 The C++ for loop provides a compact syntax for iteration
 For loops are typically used for counting loops, but they can
be used for any looping task
 Allows you to specify the following all on one line
 Initialization statement
 Logical expression/condition for continuing loop
 Statement to be executed after loop
 The for loop executes a section of code a fixed number of
times.
 “for loop” is used normally when we know, before entering
the loop, that how many times we want to execute the code
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6. OPERATION OF FOR
LOOP

7. FOR LOOP
 The C++ syntax of the for loop is:
for ( initialization; condition ; increment/decrement)
{
// block of statements to be repeated
}
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8. FOR LOOP
// For loop example
for ( int Num = 0; Num < 10; Num = Num+1 )
{
cout << Num << "cubed=" << Num*Num*Num << endl;
}
 The initialization statement is executed first
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9. FOR LOOP
// For loop example
for ( int Num = 0; Num < 10; Num = Num+1 )
{
cout << Num << "cubed=" << Num*Num*Num << endl;
}
 Then the logical expression is evaluated
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10. FOR LOOP
// For loop example
for ( int Num = 0; Num < 10; Num = Num+1 )
{
cout << Num << "cubed=" << Num*Num*Num << endl;
}
 If logical expression is true the block of code is executed
 If it is false, the program skips over the block of code
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11. FOR LOOP
// For loop example
for ( int Num = 0; Num < 10; Num = Num+1 )
{
cout << Num << "cubed=" << Num*Num*Num << endl;
}
 Next the increment statement is executed
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12. FOR LOOP
// For loop example
for ( int Num = 0; Num < 10; Num = Num+1 )
{
cout << Num << "cubed=" << Num*Num*Num << endl;
}
 Then the logical expression is evaluated again
 If it is true, we execute the block of code, the increment
statement and the logical expression again
 If it is false, the for loop ends
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13. EXAMPLE OF A
SIMPLE FOR LOOP
int main()
{
for(int i=1; i<=6; i++)
{
/* This statement would be executed
* repeatedly until the condition
* i<=6 returns false.
*/
cout<<"Value of variable i is: "<<i<<endl;
}
}
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14. FOR LOOP
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int main()
{
// Program to find sum of first 10 numbers
int sum=0;
cout<<"AscendingtDescending"<<endl;
for(int a=1;a<=10;a++)
{
cout<<a<<"tt"<<(11-a)<<endl;
sum += a;
}
cout<<"Sum is "<<sum;
}

15. FOR LOOP EXAMPLE
// Input varying loop
int main()
{
int Num = 0;
for (cin >> Num; Num >= 0; cin >> Num)
{
cout << sqrt(Num) << " squared=" << Num << endl;
}
}
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16. FACTORIAL !
int main()
{
int num, fact=1;
cout<<"Enter a number : ";
cin>>num;
for(int i=num; i>0 ; i--)
{
fact *=i;
}
cout<<"Factorial of "<<num<<" is "<<fact;
}

17. INFINITE FOR LOOP
 A loop becomes infinite loop if a condition never
becomes false.
 You can make an endless loop by leaving the
conditional expression empty or all three expressions
int main()
{
for(int i=1; ; i++)
{
cout<<“I is "<<i<<endl;
}
}

18. FOR LOOP
// Infinite loop example
for ( ; true ; )
cout << "Hello Worldn";
 Notice that the initialization statement is empty
 The increment statement is also empty
 We still need to have the semicolons in the for line
// Another example of infinite for loop
int main()
{
for(int i=1; i>=1; i++){
cout<<"Value of variable i is: "<<i<<endl;
}
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19. AUTO INCREMENT
AND DECREMENT
 The auto increment operator “++” can be used to quickly
add one to an integer variable
 Instead of using i = i+1 we can use i++
 The auto decrement operator “--” can be used to quickly
subtract one from an integer variable
 Instead of using j = j-1 we can use j--
 These operators are used quite frequently in for loops,
especially counting loops to save typing
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20. AUTO INCREMENT
AND DECREMENT
 The auto increment and decrement operations can also be
placed before the variable to add or subtract one
 There is a very subtle difference between ++i and i++
 “cout << ++i” will add one to i, and then print i
 “cout << i++” will print i, and then add one to i
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21. AUTO INCREMENT
AND DECREMENT
 It is also possible to combine arithmetic operators with the
assignment operator to save typing (and improve speed)
 We can replace a = a + b with a += b
 Similarly c = c - d can be written as c -= d
 The operators *=, /=, %= are also supported
 This results in shorter and often faster code
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22. AUTO INCREMENT
AND DECREMENT
// Example using compact operatorsint main()
{
int sum = 0;
int product = 1;
for (int count = 1; count < 10; count++)
{
sum += count;
product *= count;
}
cout<<"Sum = "<<sum<<endl;
cout<<"Product = "<<product<<endl;
}
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23. SUMMARY
 In this section we have introduced the syntax and use of
the C++ for loop
 We also described how you can convert a for loop into a
while loop and vice versa
 Finally, we described the C++ auto increment and auto
decrement operators and related operations that combine
an arithmetic operation with assignment
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