4. Topic 3 - Flow of Control

We have already seen an introduction the use of if – else, for loops and while loops to control the flow of our program. In this chapter we will:

• Study some additional constructs for controlling the flow of a program.
• Study in more detail the relational and logical operators which are used in forming control logic for a program.

Content

• 4.1. Boolean Expressions
  • 4.1.1. Relational and Logical Operators
  • 4.1.2. Short Circuit Evaluation
• 4.2. Selection Statements
  • 4.2.1. if – else
  • 4.2.2. The goto statement
  • 4.2.3. The break and continue statements
  • 4.2.4. The switch statement
  • 4.2.5. Conditional Operator
• 4.3. Loops
  • 4.3.1. While loop
  • 4.3.2. For loop
  • 4.3.3. Variations on for loops
  • 4.3.4. The do loop
• 4.4. A Word about Style