C decision making and looping.
- 1. welcome
- 2. C Programming Decision Making and Loops Examples
- 3. • This page contains examples and source code on decision making in C programming (to choose a particular statement among many statements) and loops ( to perform repeated task ). To understand all the examples on this page, you should have knowledge of following topics: • if...else Statement • for Loop • while Loop • break and Continue Statement • switch...case
- 4. C Programming if, if..else and Nested if...else Statement The if, if...else and nested if...else statement are used to make one-time decisions in C Programming, that is, to execute some code/s and ignore some code/s depending upon the test expression.
- 5. C Programming Loops Loops cause program to execute the certain block of code repeatedly until test condition is false. Loops are used in performing repetitive task in programming. Consider these scenarios: You want to execute some code/s 100 times. You want to execute some code/s certain number of times depending upon input from user. These types of task can be solved in programming using loops. There are 3 types of loops in C programming: for loop while loop
- 6. for Loop Syntax for(initialization statement; test expression; update statement) { code/s to be executed; }
- 7. This flowchart describes the working of for loop in C programming.
- 8. for loop example Write a program to find the sum of first n natural numbers where n is entered by user. Note: 1,2,3... are called natural numbers. #include <stdio.h> int main() { int n, count, sum=0; printf("Enter the value of n.n"); scanf("%d",&n); for(count=1;count<=n;++count) //for loop terminates if count>n { sum+=count; /* this statement is equivalent to sum=sum+count */ } printf("Sum=%d",sum); return 0; } Output Enter the value of n. 19 Sum=190
- 9. Syntax of while loop while (test expression) { statement/s to be executed. }
- 10. Flow Chart Of While Loop
- 11. Example of while loop Write a C program to find the factorial of a number, where the number is entered by user. (Hints: factorial of n = 1*2*3*...*n /*C program to demonstrate the working of while loop*/ #include <stdio.h> int main() { int number,factorial; printf("Enter a number.n"); scanf("%d",&number); factorial=1; while (number>0){ /* while loop continues util test condition number>0 is true */ factorial=factorial*number; --number; } printf("Factorial=%d",factorial); return 0; } Output Enter a number. 5 Factorial=120
- 12. Syntax of do...while loops do { some code/s; } while (test expression);
- 13. Flow Chart Of Do….While Loop
- 14. Example of do...while loop Write a C program to add all the numbers entered by a user until user enters 0. /*C program to demonstrate the working of do...while statement*/ #include <stdio.h> int main() { int sum=0,num; Do /* Codes inside the body of do...while loops are at least executed once. */ { printf("Enter a numbern"); scanf("%d",&num); sum+=num; } while(num!=0); printf("sum=%d",sum); return 0; } Output Enter a number 3 Enter a number -2 Enter a number 0 sum=1
- 15. C if Statement if (test expression) { statement/s to be executed if test expression is true; } The if statement checks whether the text expression inside parenthesis () is true or not. If the test expression is true, statement/s inside the body of if statement is executed but if test is false, statement/s inside body of if is ignored.
- 16. Flowchart of if statement
- 17. Example 1: C if statement Write a C program to print the number entered by user only if the number entered is negative. #include <stdio.h> int main(){ int num; printf("Enter a number to check.n"); scanf("%d",&num); if(num<0) { printf("Number = %dn",num); } printf(“The if statement in C programming is easy."); return 0; } Output 1 Enter a number to check. -2 Number = -2 The if statement in C programming is easy.
- 18. C if...else statement The if...else statement is used if the programmer wants to execute some statement/s when the test expression is true and execute some other statement/s if the test expression is false Syntax of if...else if (test expression) { statements to be executed if test expression is true; } else { statements to be executed if test expression is false;
- 20. Write a C program to check whether a number entered by user is even or odd #include <stdio.h> int main() { int num; printf("Enter a number you want to check.n"); scanf("%d",&num); if((num%2)==0) printf("%d is even.",num); else printf("%d is odd.",num); return 0; } Output 1 Enter a number you want to check. 25 25 is odd. Output 2 Enter a number you want to check. 2 2 is even.
- 21. Nested if...else statement (if...elseif....else Statement) The nested if...else statement is used when program requires more than one test expression. Syntax of nested if...else statement. if (test expression1) { if (test expression2) { statement-1; } else { statement-2; } } else { statement-3; } Statement-x;
- 22. How nested if...else works? The nested if...else statement has more than one test expression. If the first test expression is true, it executes the code inside the braces{ } just below it. But if the first test expression is false, it checks the second test expression. If the second test expression is true, it executes the statement/s inside the braces{ } just below it. This process continues. If all the test expression are false, code/s inside else is executed and the control of program jumps below the nested if...else
- 23. nested if else statement Write a C program to relate two integers entered by user using = or > or < sign. #include <stdio.h> int main() { int numb1, numb2; printf("Enter two integers to checkn"); scanf("%d %d",&numb1,&numb2); if(numb1==numb2) printf("Result: %d = %d",numb1,numb2); else if(numb1>numb2) printf("Result: %d > %d",numb1,numb2); else printf("Result: %d > %d",numb2,numb1); return 0; } Output 1 Enter two integers to check. 5 3 Result: 5 > 3 Output 2 Enter two integers to check. -4 -4 Result: -4 = -4
- 24. break Statement In C programming, break is used in terminating the loop immediately after it is encountered. The break statement is used with conditional if statement. Syntax of break statement break;
- 25. Flow Chart Of Break Statement
- 26. Example of break statement Write a C program to find average of maximum of n positive numbers entered by user. But, if the input is negative, display the average(excluding the average of negative input) and end the program.
- 27. # include <stdio.h> int main() { float num,average,sum; int i,n; printf("Maximum no. of inputsn"); scanf("%d",&n); for(i=1;i<=n;++i) { printf("Enter n%d: ",i); scanf("%f",&num); if(num<0.0) break; sum=sum+num; } average=sum/(i-1); printf("Average=%.2f",average); return 0; } Output Maximum no. of inputs 4 Enter n1: 1.5 Enter n2: 12.5 Enter n3: 7.2 Enter n4: -1 Average=7.07
- 28. continue Statement It is sometimes desirable to skip some statements inside the loop. In such cases, continue statements are used.
- 30. Flow Chart Of Continue Statement
- 31. Example of continue statement Write a C program to find the product of 4 integers entered by a user. If user enters 0 skip it. # include <stdio.h> int main() { int i,num,product; for(i=1,product=1;i<=4;++i) { printf("Enter num%d:",i); scanf("%d",&num); if(num==0) continue; product*=num; } printf("product=%d",product); return 0;
- 32. Output Enter num1:3 Enter num2:0 Enter num3:-5 Enter num4:2 product=-30
- 33. C Programming switch Statement Decision making are needed when, the program encounters the situation to choose a particular statement among many statements. If a programmer has to choose one block of statement among many alternatives, nested if...else can be used but, this makes programming logic complex. This type of problem can be handled in C programming using switch statement.
- 34. Syntax of switch...case switch (n) { case constant1: code/s to be executed if n equals to constant1; break; case constant2: code/s to be executed if n equals to constant2; break; . . . default: code/s to be executed if n doesn't match to any cases; }
- 35. Flow Chart Of Switch…Case
- 36. Write a program that asks user an arithmetic operator('+','-','*' or '/') and two operands and perform the corresponding calculation on the operands. # include <stdio.h> int main() { char o; float num1,num2; printf("Select an operator either + or - or * or / n"); scanf("%c",&o); printf("Enter two operands: "); scanf("%f%f",&num1,&num2); switch(o) { case '+': printf("%.1f + %.1f = %.1f",num1, num2, num1+num2); break; case '-':
- 37. (CONT.) printf("%.1f - %.1f = %.1f",num1, num2, num1-num2); break; case '*': printf("%.1f * %.1f = %.1f",num1, num2, num1*num2); break; case '/': printf("%.1f / %.1f = %.1f",num1, num2, num1/num2); break; default: printf("Error! operator is not correct"); break; } return 0; }
- 38. Output Enter operator either + or - or * or / * Enter two operands: 2.3 4.5 2.3 * 4.5 = 10.3