Unit 5. Control Statement

UNIT 5
CONTROL STATEMENTS
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C Programming Error Types
• While writing c programs, errors also known as bugs
• may occur unwillingly which may prevent the program to compile
and run correctly as per the expectation of the programmer.
• Basically there are three types of errors in c programming:
– Runtime Errors
– Compile Errors
– Logical Errors
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C Runtime Errors
• C runtime errors are those errors that occur during the execution of
a c program and generally occur due to some illegal operation
performed in the program.
• Examples of some illegal operations that may produce runtime
errors are:
– Dividing a number by zero
– Trying to open a file which is not created
– Lack of free memory space
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Compile Errors
• Compile errors are those errors that occur at the
time of compilation of the program.
• C compile errors may be further classified as:
– Syntax Errors
• Ex: int a,b:
• will produce syntax error as the statement is terminated
with : rather than ;
– Semantic Errors
• Ex: b+c=a;
– We are trying to assign value of a in the value obtained by
summation of b and c which has no meaning in c. The correct
statement will be:
• a=b+c;
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Logical Errors
• Logical errors are the errors in the output of the program.
• The presence of logical errors leads to undesired or incorrect output
• Are caused due to error in the logic applied in the program to produce the
desired output.
• logical errors could not be detected by the compiler, and thus,
programmers has to check the entire coding of a c program line by line.
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• The statements which alter the flow of execution of
the program are known as control statements.
• Sometimes we have to do certain calculations/tasks
depending on whether a condition or test is true or
false.
• Similarly, it is necessary to perform repeated actions
or skip some statements.
• For these operations, control statements are needed.
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Two types of control statements
• Decision Making(or branching) Statements
– If statement
– If…else statement
– Else...if statement
– Nested if...else statement
– Switch statement
• Loop or Repeating Construct
– For loop
– While loop
– Do…while loop
NOTE:
Branching is deciding what actions to take
looping is deciding how many times to take a certain action.
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C - Decision Making
• programmer specifies one or more conditions to be
evaluated
• if the condition is determined to be true, a statement is
executed and optionally other statements to be
executed if the condition is determined to be false.
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Typical decision making structure found in most of the
programming languages −
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if statement
• An if statement consists of a Boolean
expression followed by one or more
statements.
• Syntax
if(boolean_expression) {
/* statement(s) will execute if the boolean
expression is true */
}
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Flow Diagram
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If.. statement
• If the Boolean expression evaluates to true, then the block of code inside
the 'if' statement will be executed. If the Boolean expression evaluates to
false, then the first set of code after the end of the 'if' statement (after the
closing curly brace) will be executed.
• C programming language assumes any non-zero and non-null values as
true and if it is either zero or null, then it is assumed as false value.
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Output:
a is less than 20;
value of a is : 10
#include <stdio.h>
int main () {
/* local variable definition */
int a = 10;
/* check the boolean condition using if statement */
if( a < 20 ) {
/* if condition is true then print the following */
printf("a is less than 20n" );
}
printf("value of a is : %dn", a);
return 0;
}
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if...else statement
• An if statement can be followed by an optional else statement,
which executes when the Boolean expression is false.
• Syntax
if(boolean_expression) {
/* statement(s) will execute if the
boolean expression is true */
}
else {
/* statement(s) will execute if the
boolean expression is false */
}
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Flow Diagram
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if.. else statement
• If the Boolean expression evaluates to true, then the if block will be
executed, otherwise, the else block will be executed.
• C programming language assumes any non-zero and non-null values as
true, and if it is either zero or null, then it is assumed as false value.
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Output
a is not less than 20;
value of a is : 100
#include <stdio.h>
int main () {
int a = 100;
/* check the boolean condition */
if( a < 20 ) {
printf("a is less than 20n" );
}
else {
/* if condition is false then print the following */
printf("a is not less than 20n" );
}
printf("value of a is : %dn", a);
return 0;
}
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if...else if..else statements
• An if statement can be followed by an optional else if...else statement,
which is very useful to test various conditions using single if...else if
statement.
• When using if...else if..else statements, there are few points to keep in
mind −
– An if can have zero or one else's and it must come after any else if's.
– An if can have zero to many else if's and they must come before the else.
– Once an else if succeeds, none of the remaining else if's or else's will be
tested.
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Syntax
if(boolean_expression 1) {
/* Executes when the boolean
expression 1 is true */
}
else if( boolean_expression 2) {
}
else if( boolean_expression 3) {
}
else {
/* executes when the none of the
above condition is true */
}
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#include <stdio.h>
int main () {
int a = 100;
if( a == 10 ) {
printf("Value of a is 10n" );
}
else if( a == 20 ) {
/* if else if condition is true */
}
else if( a == 30 ) {
/* if else if condition is true */
}
else {
/* if none of the conditions is true */
printf("None of the values is matchingn" );
}
printf("Exact value of a is: %dn", a );
return 0;
}
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Nested if statements
• It is always legal in C programming to nest if-else statements, which means
you can use one if or else if statement inside another if or else if
statement(s).
• Syntax:
if( boolean_expression 1) {
if(boolean_expression 2) {
}
}
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Output
Value of a is 100 and b is 200
Exact value of a is : 100
Exact value of b is : 200
#include <stdio.h>
int main () {
int a = 100;
int b = 200;
if( a == 100 ) {
/* if condition is true then check the following */
if( b == 200 ) {
printf("Value of a is 100 and b is 200n" );
}
}
printf("Exact value of a is : %dn", a );
printf("Exact value of b is : %dn", b );
return 0;
}
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Loop Control Statements
• Loop control statements change execution from its normal
sequence.
• When execution leaves a scope, all automatic objects that
were created in that scope are destroyed.
• C supports the following control statements.
– break statement
– continue statement
– goto statement
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Break statement
• The break statement in C programming has the
following two usages −
– When a break statement is encountered inside a loop, the
loop is immediately terminated and the program control
resumes at the next statement following the loop.
– It can be used to terminate a case in the switch statement
• SYNTAX:
break;
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Flow diagram
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#include <stdio.h>
int main () {
int a = 10;
/* while loop execution */
while( a < 20 ) {
printf("value of a: %dn", a);
a++;
if( a > 15)
{
/* terminate the loop using break statement */
break;
}
}
return 0;
}
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Continue Statement
• The continue statement in C programming works somewhat like the break
statement. Instead of forcing termination, it forces the next iteration of the loop to
take place, skipping any code in between
• For the for loop, continue statement causes the conditional test and increment
portions of the loop to execute.
• For the while and do...while loops, continue statement causes the program
control to pass to the conditional tests.
• SYNTAX
continue;
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FLOW DIAGRAM
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#include <stdio.h>
int main () {
int a = 10;
/* do loop execution */
do {
if( a == 15) {
/* skip the iteration */
a = a + 1;
continue;
}
a++;
} while( a < 20 );
return 0;
}
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goto statement
• To alter the normal sequence of program
execution by unconditionally transferring
control to some other part of the program.
• General expression:
– goto label:
• Here, label is an identifier used to label the target
statement to which the control would be transferred.
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• Generally the use of goto statement is avoided as
it makes program illegible.
• This statement is used in unique situations like:
– Branching around statements or group of statements under
certain conditions
– Jumping to the end of a loop under certain conditions, thus
bypassing the remainder of the loop during current pass.
– Jumping completely out of the loop under certain conditions,
terminating the execution of a loop.
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Switch Statement
• Switch statement allows a program to select one statement
for execution of a set of alternatives.
• Only one of the possible statements will be executed, the
remaining statements will be skipped.
• The multiple usage of IF ELSE statement increases the
complexity of the program, hard to read and difficult to
follow the program.
• Switch statement removes these disadvantages by using a
simple and straight forward approach.
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Syntax
switch(expression) {
case caseConstant1:
statement(s);
break;
case caseConstant2:
statement(s);
break;
.
.
.
default:
statement;
}
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The following rules apply to a switch statement
• The expression used in a switch statement must have an integral or enumerated type.
• You can have any number of case statements within a switch. Each case is followed by the value to
be compared to and a colon.
• The caseConstant for a case must be the same data type as the variable in the switch, and it must
be a constant or a literal.
• When the variable being switched on is equal to a case, the statements following that case will
execute until a break statement is reached.
• When a break statement is reached, the switch terminates, and the flow of control jumps to the
next line following the switch statement.
• Not every case needs to contain a break. If no break appears, the flow of control will fall through to
subsequent cases until a break is reached.
• A switch statement can have an optional default case, which must appear at the end of the switch.
The default case can be used for performing a task when none of the cases is true. No break is
needed in the default case.
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Write a program to make a menu like
#include <stdio.h>
int main(void){
int choice;
LOOP:
printf("Select 1 for file, 2 for Edit and 3 for Saven");
printf("1==> filen2==>Editn3==> Saven");
scanf("%d",&choice);
switch(choice){
case 1:
printf("nYou have chosen File Menu Itemn");
break;
case 2:
printf("nYou have chosen Edit Menu Itemn");
break;
case 3:
printf("nYou have chosen Save Menu Itemn");
break;
default:
printf("nINVALID OPTION PLEASE TRY AGAINn");
goto LOOP;
}
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Loop or Repeating Construct
• You may encounter situations, when a block of code
needs to be executed several number of times.
• Programming languages provide various control
structures that allow for more complicated execution
paths.
• A loop statement allows us to execute a statement or
group of statements multiple times.
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• Given below is the general form of a loop
statement in most of the programming
languages −
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for loop
• A for loop is a repetition control structure that
allows you to efficiently write a loop that
needs to execute a specific number of times.
• The syntax of a for loop in C programming
language is −
for(init ; condition; increment){
statement(s);
}
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• Here is the flow of control in a 'for' loop −
– The init step is executed first, and only once. This step allows you to declare
and initialize any loop control variables.
– Next, the condition is evaluated. If it is true, the body of the loop is executed.
If it is false, the body of the loop does not execute and the flow of control
jumps to the next statement just after the 'for' loop.
– After the body of the 'for' loop executes, the flow of control jumps back up to
the increment statement. This statement allows you to update any loop
control variables. This statement can be left blank, as long as a semicolon
appears after the condition.
– The condition is now evaluated again. If it is true, the loop executes and the
process repeats itself (body of loop, then increment step, and then again
condition). After the condition becomes false, the 'for' loop terminates.
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Flow Diagram
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#include <stdio.h> //FOR LOOP
int main () {
int a;
/* for loop execution */
for( a = 10; a < 20; a = a + 1 ){
}
return 0;
}
OUTPUT
When the above code is compiled and executed, it produces the following result −
value of a: 10
value of a: 11
value of a: 12
value of a: 13
value of a: 14
value of a: 15
value of a: 16
value of a: 17
value of a: 18
value of a: 19
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While loop
• A while loop in C programming repeatedly executes a target statement as
long as a given condition is true.
• Syntax:
while(condition) {
statement(s);
}
• statement(s) may be a single statement or a block of statements.
• The condition may be any expression, and true is any nonzero value.
• The loop iterates while the condition is true.
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Flow Diagram
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#include <stdio.h>
void main () {
int a = 10;
/* while loop execution */
while( a < 20 ) {
a++;
}
}
OUTPUT:
value of a: 10
value of a: 11
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do-while loop
• Unlike for and while loops, which test the loop
condition at the top of the loop,
the do...while loop in C programming checks
its condition at the bottom of the loop.
• A do...while loop is similar to a while loop,
except the fact that it is guaranteed to execute
at least one time.
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Syntax
do {
statement(s);
} while( condition );
• conditional expression appears at the end of the loop, so
the statement(s) in the loop executes once before the
condition is tested.
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Flow diagram
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#include <stdio.h>
void main () {
int a = 10;
/* do loop execution */
do {
a = a + 1;
}while( a < 20 );
}
OUTPUT:
value of a: 10
value of a: 11
….
....
value of a: 19
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s.no
.
while do--while
1 While loop is entry-controlled loop
i.e. test condition is evaluated first
and body of loop is executed only if
this test is true.
do—while loop is exit-controlled loop.
i.e. the body of the loop is executed first
without checking condition and at the
end of body of loop, the condition is
evaluated for repetition of next time
2 The body of the loop may not be
executed at all if the condition is
not satisfied at the very first
attempt.
The body of loop is always executed at
least once.
3 Syntax:
while(test expression){
body of loop
}
Syntax:
do {
body of loop
}while(test expression);
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Nested loops in C
• C programming allows to use one loop inside
another loop.
• The inner loop is said to be nested within the
outer loop.
– nested for loop
– nested while loop
– nested do...while loop
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nested for loop
for ( init; condition; increment ) {
for ( init; condition; increment ) {
statement(s);
}
statement(s);
}
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nested while loop
while(condition) {
while(condition) {
statement(s);
}
statement(s);
}
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Nested do...while loop
do {
statement(s);
do {
statement(s);
}while( condition );
}while( condition );
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#include <stdio.h>
void main () {
int i, j;
for(i = 2; i<100; i++) {
for(j = 2; j <= (i/j); j++) {
if(!(i%j)) {
break;
}
if(j > (i/j)){
printf("%d is primen", i);
}
}
}
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exit function
• The C library function void exit(int status) terminates
the calling process immediately.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
int main () {
printf("Start of the program....n");
printf("Exiting the program....n");
exit(0);
printf("End of the program....n");
return(0);
}
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References
• A text book of C programming - Ram datta bhatta
• Tutuorialspoint.com
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2499216/what-
are-the-differences-between-break-and-exit
• http://cs-fundamentals.com/tech-
interview/c/difference-between-break-and-exit-in-
c.php
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