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While Loop

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while loop

A while loop in C is a control flow statement that allows code to be executed repeatedly based
on a given condition. The while loop keeps executing as long as the condition remains true.
When the condition becomes false, the loop stops.

Syntax of while Loop

while (condition) {
// Statements inside the loop
}

● The condition is evaluated before each iteration.


● If the condition is true, the loop executes the block of statements inside it.
● If the condition is false, the loop stops.

Example of while Loop

Here is a simple example that prints numbers from 1 to 5 using a while loop

int main() {
int i = 1;

// While loop to print numbers 1 to 5


while (i <= 5) {
printf("%d\n", i);
i++; // increment the value of i
}

return 0;
}

Output:

1
2
3
4
5
How It Works:

1. Initialization: The variable i is initialized to 1.


2. Condition Check: The while loop checks the condition i <= 5.
○ If the condition is true, it enters the loop.
○ If the condition is false, the loop ends.
3. Execution: Inside the loop, it prints the value of i and then increments i by 1 (i++).
4. Repeat: The process continues until the condition i <= 5 becomes false.

Key Points:

● If the condition is initially false, the loop body won't be executed even once.
● You must ensure that the loop condition eventually becomes false, or you will get an
infinite loop.

Infinite Loop Example:

If the condition never becomes false, the loop will run indefinitely, causing an infinite loop.

#include <stdio.h>

int main() {
int i = 1;

// Infinite loop because i is always <= 5


while (i <= 5) {
printf("%d\n", i);
}

return 0;
}

This will keep printing 1 indefinitely because i is not being incremented, so the condition i <=
5 is always true.
Common Use Cases of while Loop:
Reading input until a specific condition is met:

int num;
printf("Enter numbers (enter -1 to stop): ");
scanf("%d", &num);

while (num != -1) {


printf("You entered: %d\n", num);
scanf("%d", &num);
}

This loop continues taking input until the user enters -1.

Summing numbers in a range:

int sum = 0, i = 1;

while (i <= 10) {


sum += i; // add i to sum
i++; // increment i
}

printf("Sum of numbers from 1 to 10 is: %d\n", sum);

The loop runs until i exceeds 10, calculating the sum of numbers from 1 to 10.

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