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7 - Repetition & Control Structures

The document explains repetition control structures in Java, which allow specific blocks of code to be executed multiple times using while, do-while, and for loops. It provides examples for each loop type and emphasizes the importance of including termination conditions. Additionally, it includes exercises for practicing the implementation of these loops in various programming tasks.

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7 - Repetition & Control Structures

The document explains repetition control structures in Java, which allow specific blocks of code to be executed multiple times using while, do-while, and for loops. It provides examples for each loop type and emphasizes the importance of including termination conditions. Additionally, it includes exercises for practicing the implementation of these loops in various programming tasks.

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Repetition Control Structures

Objectives
• Appreciate the usefulness of control structures
• Apply control statements in accomplishing programming tasks
What are Repetition Control Structures?
• Java statements that allows us to execute specific blocks of code a
number of times
• Three types of repetition control structures:
• While loop
• do-while loop
• for loop
• make sure that you add some statements that will allow your loop to
terminate at some point
The while loop
• statement or block of statements that is repeated as long as some
condition is satisfied.

while( boolean_expression ){
statement1;
statement2;
...
}
The while loop
Example

int myIntVariable = 10;


while(myIntVariable > 0) {
System.out.println(myIntVariable);
myIntVariable = myIntVariable - 1;
}
The do-while Loop
• Similar to the while loop
• Main difference between a while and do-while loop is that, the statements
inside a do-while loop are executed at least once

do{
statement1;
statement2;
...
}while( boolean_expression );

• statements inside the do-while loop are first executed, and then the
condition in the boolean_expression part is evaluated
The do-while Loop
Example:

int x = 0;
do
{
System.out.println(x);
x++;
}while (x<10);
The for loop
Structure:

for (InitializationExpression; LoopCondition; StepExpression){


statement1;
statement2;
...
}
The for loop
• InitializationExpression -initializes the loop variable.
• LoopCondition - compares the loop variable to some limit value.
• StepExpression - updates the loop variable

Example:
int i;
for( i = 0; i < 10; i++ ){
System.out.print(i);
}
Exercises:
1. Grades
• Get three exam grades from the user and compute the average of the
grades. Output the average of the three exams. Together with the
average, also include a smiley face in the output if the average is
greater than or equal to 60, otherwise output :-(.
Exercises
2. Ten Times
• Create a program that prints your name a ten times.
• Do three versions of this program using a while loop, a do-while loop and a
for-loop.
Exercises
3. Powers
• Compute the power of a number given the base and exponent.
• Do three versions of this program using a while loop, a do-while loop and a
for-loop.

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