CS3251 Programming in C – UNIT I

UNIT I BASICS OF C PROGRAMMING

Introduction to programming paradigms - Structure of C program - C programming: Data Types

- Constants – Enumeration Constants - Keywords – Operators: Precedence and Associativity -
Expressions - Input/Output statements, Assignment statements – Decision making statements -
Switch statement - Looping statements – Pre-processor directives - Compilation process

1.1 Introduction to programming paradigms

The programming language „C‟ was developed in the early 1970s by Dennis Ritchie at Bell
Laboratories. Although C was initially developed for writing system software, today it has
become such a popular language that a variety of software programs are written using this
language. The greatest advantage of using C for programming is that it can be easily used on
different types of computers. Many other programming languages such as C++ and Java are also
based on C which means that you will be able to learn them easily in the future. Today, C is
widely used with the UNIX operating system.

Programming Languages
The purpose of using computers is to solve problems, which are difficult to solve manually. So
the computer user must concentrate on the development of good algorithms for solving
problems. After preparing the algorithms, the programmer or user has to concentrate the
programming language which is understandable by the computer.
Computer programming languages are developed with the primary objectives of facilitating a
large number of people to use computer without the need to know the details of internal structure
of the computer.

1.2 Structure of C program

A C program contains one or more functions, where a function is defined as a group of
statements that perform a well-defined task. Figure 1.1 shows the structure of a C program. The
statements in a function are written in a logical sequence to perform a specific task. The main()

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function is the most important function and is a part of every C program. Rather, the execution of
a C program begins with this function.
From the structure given in Fig. 1.1, we can conclude that a C program can have any number of
functions depending on the tasks that have to be performed, and each function can have any
number of statements arranged according to specific meaningful sequence. Note that
programmers can choose any name for functions. It is not mandatory to write Function1,
Function2, etc., with an exception that every program must contain one function that has its
name as main().

Fig 1.1 Structure of C program

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1.3 C Programming : Data Types

Data type determines the set of values that a data item can take and the operations that can
beperformed on the item. C language provides four basic data types. Table 1.2 lists the data
types, their size, range, and usage for a C programmer.

Basic Data Types in C

Basic data types and their variants

1.4 Constants
A constant is an entity whose value can‟t be changed during the execution of a program.
Constants are classified as:
1. Literal constants

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2. Qualified constants
3. Symbolic constants

1.5.1 Literal constants

Literal constant or just literal denotes a fixed value, which may be an integer, floating point
number, character or a string.
Literal constants are of the following types.
1. Integer Literal constant
2. Floating point Literal constant
3. Character Literal constant
4. String Literal constant

Integer Literal constant

Integer Literal constants are integer values like -1, 2, 8 etc. The rules for writing integer literal
constant are:
 An Integer Literal constant must have at least one digit
 It should not have any decimal point
 It can be either positive or negative.
 No special characters and blank spaces are allowed.
 A number without a sign is assumed as positive.
 Octal constants start with 0.

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 Hexadecimal constant start with 0x or 0X

Floating point Literal constant
Floating point Literal constants are values like -23.1, 12.8, 4e8 etc.. It can be written in a
fractional form or in an exponential form.
The rules for writing Floating point Literal constants in a fractional form:
 A fractional floating point Literal constant must have at least one digit.
 It should have a decimal point.
 It can be either positive or negative.
 No special characters and blank spaces are allowed.

The rules for writing Floating point Literal constants in an exponential form:
 A Floating point Literal constants in an exponential form has two parts: the mantissa
part and the exponent part. Both are separated by e or E.
 The mantissa part can be either positive or negative. The default sign is positive.
 The mantissa part should have at least one digit.
 The mantissa part can have a decimal point.
 The exponent part should have at least one digit
 The exponent part cannot have a decimal point.
 No special characters and blank spaces are allowed.

Character Literal constant

A Character Literal constant can have one or at most two characters enclosed within single
quotes. E.g, „A‟ , „a‟ , „ n „.
It is classified into:
 Printable character literal constant
 Non-Printable character literal constant.
Printable character literal constant
All characters except quotation mark, backslash and new line characters enclosed within single
quotes form a Printable character literal constant. Ex: „A‟ , „#‟
Non-Printable character literal constant.

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Non-Printable character literal constants are represented with the help of escape sequences. An
escape sequence consists of a backward slash (i.e. \) followed by a character and both enclosed
within single quotes.

String Literal constant

A String Literal constant consist of a sequence of characters enclosed within double quotes. Each
string literal constant is implicitly terminated by a null character.
E.g. “ABC”

1.5.2 Qualified constants:

Qualified constants are created by using const qualifier.
E.g. const char a = „A‟
The usage of const qualifier places a lock on the variable after placing the value in it. So we can‟t
change the value of the variable a

1.5.3 Symbolic constants

Symbolic constants are created with the help of the define preprocessor directive. For ex #define
PI= 3.14 defines PI as a symbolic constant with the value 3.14. Each symbolic constant is
replaced by its actual value during the pre-processing stage.

1.5 Keywords
Keyword is a reserved word that has a particular meaning in the programming language. The
meaning of a keyword is predefined. It can‟t be used as an identifier.

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1.6 Operators: Precedence and

Associativity Operands
An operand specifies an entity on which an operation is to be performed. It can be a
variable name, a constant, a function call.
E.g: a=2+3 Here a, 2 & 3 are operands
Operator
An operator is a symbol that is used to perform specific mathematical or logical manipulations.
For e.g, a=2+3 Here = & + are the operators
Precedence of operators
 The precedence rule is used to determine the order of application of operators in
evaluating sub expressions.
 Each operator in C has a precedence associated with it.
 The operator with the highest precedence is operated first.
Associativity of operators
The associativity rule is applied when two or more operators are having same precedence in the
sub expression.
An operator can be left-to-right associative or right-to-left associative.

Category Operators Associativity Precedence

Unary +, -, !, ~, ++, - -, &, sizeof Right to left Level-1

Multiplicative *, /, % Left to right Level-2

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Additive +, - Left to right Level-3

Shift << , >> Left to right Level-4

Relational <, <=, >, >= Left to right Level-5

Rules for evaluation of expression

• First parenthesized sub expressions are evaluated first.
• If parentheses are nested, the evaluation begins with the innermost sub expression.
• The precedence rule is applied to determine the order of application of operators in evaluating
sub expressions.
• The associability rule is applied when two or more operators are having same precedence in the

sub expression.

1.7 Expressions
An expression is a sequence of operators and operands that specifies computation of a value.
For e.g, a=2+3 is an expression with three operands a,2,3 and 2 operators = & +

Simple Expressions & Compound Expressions

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An expression that has only one operator is known as a simple expression.

E.g: a+2
An expression that involves more than one operator is called a compound expression.
E.g: b=2+3*5

Classification of Operators
The operators in C are classified on the basis of
1) The number of operands on which an operator operates
2) The role of an operator

Classification based on Number of Operands

Types:
1. Unary Operator: A unary operator operates on only one operand. Some of the unary
operators are,

Operator Meaning
- Minus
++ Increment
-- Decrement
& Address- of operator
sizeof sizeof operator

2. Binary Operator: A binary operator operates on two operands. Some of the binary
operators are,

Operator Meaning
+ Addition
- Subtraction
* Multiplication

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/ Division
% Modular
Division
&& Logical AND
3. Ternary Operator
A ternary operator operates on 3 operands. Conditional operator (i.e. ?:) is the ternary operator.

Classification based on role of operands

Based upon their role, operators are classified as,
1. Arithmetic Operators
2. Relational Operators
3. Logical Operators
4. Bitwise Operators
5. Assignment Operators
6. Miscellaneous Operators
1. Arithmetic Operators
They are used to perform arithmetic operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
etc.
A=10 & B=20
Operator Description Example
+ Adds two operands A + B will give 30
- Subtracts second operand from the first A - B will give -10
* Multiplies both operands A * B will give
200
/ The division operator is used to find the quotient. B / A will give 2
% Modulus operator is used to find the remainder B%A will give 0
+,- Unary plus & minus is used to indicate the algebraic +A, -A
sign of a value.

Increment operator

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The operator ++ adds one to its operand.

 ++a or a++ is equivalent to a=a+1
 Prefix increment (++a) operator will increment the variable BEFORE the
expression is evaluated.
 Postfix increment operator (a++) will increment AFTER the expression
evaluation.
 E.g.
1. c=++a. Assume a=2 so c=3 because the value of a is incremented and then it
is assigned to c.
2. d=b++ Assume b=2 so d=2 because the value of b is assigned to d before it is
incremented.

Decrement operator
The operator – subtracts one from its operand.
 --a or a-- is equivalent to a=a+1
 Prefix decrement (--a) operator will decrement the variable BEFORE the
expression is evaluated.
 Postfix decrement operator (a--) will decrement AFTER the expression
evaluation.
 E.g.
1. c=--a. Assume a=2 so c=1 because the value of a is decremented and then
it is assigned to c.
2. d=b-- Assume b=2 so d=2 because the value of b is assigned to d before it
is decremented.

2. Relational Operators
 Relational operators are used to compare two operands. There are 6 relational
operators in C, they are

Operator Meaning of Operator Example

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== Equal to 5==3 returns false (0)

> Greater than 5>3 returns true (1)
< Less than 5<3 returns false (0)
!= Not equal to 5!=3 returns true(1)
>= Greater than or equal to 5>=3 returns true (1)
<= Less than or equal to 5<=3 return false (0)

 If the relation is true, it returns value 1 and if the relation is false, it returns value
0.
 An expression that involves a relational operator is called as a condition. For e.g
a<b is a condition.

3. Logical Operators
 Logical operators are used to logically relate the sub-expressions. There are 3
logical operators in C, they are
 If the relation is true, it returns value 1 and if the relation is false, it returns value
0.
Operator Meaning of Example
Operator Description
&& Logial AND If c=5 and d=2 then,((c==5) && (d>5)) It returns true when
returns false. both conditions are
true
|| Logical OR If c=5 and d=2 then, ((c==5) || (d>5)) It returns true when
returns true. at-least one of the
condition is true
! Logical NOT If c=5 then, !(c==5) returns false. It reverses the state
of the operand

Truth tables of logical operations

condition 1 condition 2 NOT XX AND Y X OR Y

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(e.g., X) (e.g., Y) (~X) ( X && Y ) ( X || Y )

False false true false false
False true true false true
true false false false true
true true false true true

4. Bitwise Operators
C language provides 6 operators for bit manipulation. Bitwise operator operates on the
individual bits of the operands. They are used for bit manipulation.
Operators Meaning of operators
& Bitwise AND
| Bitwise OR
^ Bitwise exclusive OR
~ Bitwise complement
<< Shift left
>> Shift right

Truth tables

p Q p&q p|q p^q

0 0 0 0 0
0 1 0 1 1
1 1 1 1 0
1 0 0 1 1
E.g.
12 = 00001100 (In Binary)
25 = 00011001 (In Binary)
Bit Operation of 12 and 25

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00001100
& 00011001

00001000 = 8 (In decimal)

Bitwise OR Operation of 12 and 25
00001100
| 00011001

00011101 = 29 (In decimal)

3 << 2 (Shift Left)

0011
1100=12

3 >> 1 (Shift Right)

0011
0001=1

5. Assignment Operators
To assign a value to the variable assignment operator is used.
Operators Example Explanation
Simple assignment operator = sum=10 10 is assigned to variable sum
+= sum+=10 This is same as sum=sum+10
-= sum-=10 sum = sum-10

Compound assignment operators *= sum*=10 sum = sum*10

Or /+ sum/=10 sum = sum/10

Shorthand assignment operators %= sum%=10 sum = sum%10

&= sum&=10 sum = sum&10
^= sum^=10 sum = sum^10

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E.g.
var=5 //5 is assigned to var
a=c; //value of c is assigned to a

6. Miscellaneous Operators
Other operators available in C are
a. Function Call Operator(i.e. ( ) )
b. Array subscript Operator(i.e [ ])
c. Member Select Operator
i. Direct member access operator (i.e. . dot operator)
ii. Indirect member access operator (i.e. -> arrow operator)
d. Conditional operator (?:)
e. Comma operator (,)
f. sizeof operator
g. Address-of operator (&)
a) Comma operator
 It is used to join multiple expressions together.
 E.g.
int i , j;
i=(j=10,j+20);
In the above declaration, right hand side consists of two expressions separated by
comma. The first expression is j=10 and second is j+20. These expressions are evaluated from
left to right. ie first the value 10 is assigned to j and then expression j+20 is evaluated so the final
value of i will be 30.
b) sizeof Operator
 The sizeof operator returns the size of its operand in bytes.
 Example : size of (char) will give us 1.
 sizeof(a), where a is integer, will return 2.

c) Conditional Operator

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 It is the only ternary operator available in C.

 Conditional operator takes three operands and consists of two symbols ? and : .
 Conditional operators are used for decision making in C.

Syntax :
(Condition? true_value:
false_value); For example:
c=(c>0)?10:-10;
If c is greater than 0, value of c will be 10 but, if c is less than 0, value of c will be -10.
d) Address-of Operator
It is used to find the address of a data object.
Syntax

&operand
E.g.
&a will give address of a.

1.9 Input/Output statements

The I/O functions are classified into two types:
 Formatted Functions
 Unformatted functions

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Input and Output functions

Formatted Functions Unformatted Functions

printf() getch()
getche()
getchar()
scanf()
gets()
putch()
putchar()
puts()

1.9.1 Unformatted Functions:

They are used when I/P & O/P is not required in a specific format.
C has 3 types I/O functions.
a) Character I/O
b) String I/O
c) File I/O
a) Character I/O:
1. getchar() This function reads a single character data from the standard
input. (E.g. Keyboard)
Syntax :
variable_name=getchar();

eg:

char c;
c=getchar();

2. putchar() This function prints one character on the screen at a

time. Syntax :
putchar(variable name);

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eg
char c=„C‟;
putchar(c);
Example Program
#include <stdio.h>
main()
{
int i;
char ch;
ch = getchar();
putchar(ch);
}
Output:
A
A
3. getch() and getche() : getch() accepts only a single character from keyboard. The character
entered through getch() is not displayed in the screen (monitor).
Syntax
variable_name = getch();

Like getch(), getche() also accepts only single character, but getche() displays the entered
character in the screen.
Syntax

variable_name = getche();

4 putch(): putch displays any alphanumeric characters to the standard output device. It displays
only one character at a time.
Syntax

putch(variable_name);

b) String I/O

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1. gets() – This function is used for accepting any string through stdin (keyboard) until enter key
is pressed.
Syntax
gets(variable_name);

2. puts() – This function prints the string or character

array. Syntax

puts(variable_name);

3. cgets()- This function reads string from the

console. Syntax
cgets(char *st);

It requires character pointer as an argument.

4. cputs()- This function displays string on the
console. Syntax

cputs(char *st);

Example Program
void main()
{
char ch[30];
clrscr();
printf(“Enter the String : “);
gets(ch);
puts(“\n Entered String : %s”,ch);
puts(ch);
}
Output:
Enter the String : WELCOME
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Entered String : WELCOME

1.9.2 Formatted Input & Output Functions

When I/P & O/P is required in a specified format then the standard library functions
scanf( ) & printf( ) are used.
O/P function printf( )
The printf( ) function is used to print data of different data types on the console in a
specified format.
General Form

printf(“Control String”, var1, var2, …);

Control String may contain

1. Ordinary characters
2. Conversion Specifier Field (or) Format
Specifiers They denoted by %, contains conversion codes like %c, %d etc.
and the optional modifiers width, flag, precision, size.
Conversion Codes
Data type Conversion Symbol
char %c
int %d
float %f
Unsigned octal %o
Pointer %p

Width Modifier: It specifies the total number of characters used to display the value.
Precision: It specifies the number of characters used after the decimal point.
E.g: printf(“ Number=%7.2\n”,5.4321);
Width=7
Precesion=2
Output: Number = 5.43(3 spaces added in front of 5)
Flag: It is used to specify one or more print modifications.

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Flag Meaning
- Left justify the display
+ Display +Ve or –Ve sign of value
E.g:
Space Display space if there is no sign
0 Pad with leading 0s

printf(“Number=%07.2\n”,5.4321)
Output: Number=0005.43

Size: Size modifiers used in printf are,

Size modifier Converts To

l Long int
h Short int
L Long double

%ld means long int variable

%hd means short int variable

3. Control Codes
They are also known as Escape Sequences.
E.g:

Control Code Meaning

\n New line
\t Horizontal Tab
\b Back space

Input Function scanf( )

It is used to get data in a specified format. It can accept data of different data types.
Syntax

scanf(“Control String”, var1address, var2address, …);

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Format String or Control String is enclosed in quotation marks. It may contain

1. White Space
2. Ordinary characters
3. Conversion Specifier Field
It is denoted by % followed by conversion code and other optional modifiers E.g: width,
size.
Format Specifiers for scanf( )

Data type Conversion Symbol

char %c
int %d
float %f
string %s
E.g Program:
#include <stdio.h>
void main( )
{
int num1, num2, sum;
printf("Enter two integers: ");
scanf("%d %d",&num1,&num2);
sum=num1+num2;
printf("Sum: %d",sum);
}
Output
Enter two integers: 12 11
Sum: 23

1.10 Decision making statements

Decision making statements in a programming language help the programmer to transfer the
control from one part to other part of the program.

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Flow of control: The order in which the program statements are executed is known as flow of
control. By default, statements in a c program are executed in a sequential order
Branching statements
Branching statements are used to transfer program control from one point to another.
2 types
a) Conditional Branching:- Program control is transferred from one point to another based
on the result of some condition
Eg) if, if-else, switch
b) Unconditional Branching:- Pprogram control is transferred from one point to another
without checking any condition
Eg) goto, break, continue, return

a) Conditional Branching : Selection statements

Statements available in c are
 The if statement
 The if-else statement
 The switch case statement
(i) The if statement
C uses the keyword if to execute a statement or set of statements when the logical condition is
true.
Syntax:
Test
if (test expression)
Statement; expres F

Statement
T

 If test expression evaluates to true, the corresponding statement is executed.

 If the test expression evaluates to false, control goes to next executable statement.

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 The statement can be single statement or a block of statements. Block of

statements must be enclosed in curly braces.

Example:
#include <stdio.h>
void main()
{
int n;
clrscr();
printf(“enter the number:”);
scanf(“%d”,&n);
if(n>0)
printf(“the number is positive”);
getch();
}
Output:
enter the number:50
the number is positive

(ii) The if-else statement Test

expr
Syntax:

if (test expression)
Statement T; Stateme Stateme
else T F
Statement F;

 If the test expression is true, statementT will be executed.

 If the test expression is false, statementF will be executed.
 StatementT and StatementF can be a single or block of statements.

Example:1 Program to check whether a given number is even or odd.

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#include <stdio.h>
void main(){
int n,r;
clrscr();
printf(“Enter a number:”);
scanf(“%d”,&n);
r=n%2;
if(r==0)
printf(“The number is even”);
else
printf(“The number is odd”);
getch();
}
Output:
Enter a number:15
The number is odd

Example:2 To check whether the two given numbers are equal

void main()
{
int a,b;
clrscr();
printf(“Enter a and b:”
); scanf(“%d
%d”,&a,&b); if(a==b)
printf(“a and b are equal”);
else
printf(“a and b are not equal”);
getch();
}
Output:

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Enter a and b: 2 4
a and b are not equal
(iii) Nested if statement
If the body the if statement contains another if statement, then it is known as nested if
statement
Syntax:

if (test expression) if (test expression)

if (test expression) (Or) {
statement;
This nesting can be done up to y level.
an if (test expression)
Syntax: ….
statement;
}
if (test expression1)
{
…..
if (test expression2)
{
….
if (test expression3)
{
….
if (test expression n)
}}}

This is known as if ladder

iv) Nested if-else statement

Here, the if body or else body of an if-else statement contains another if statement or if else
statement
Syntax:
if (condition)
{
statement 1;
statement 2;
}
else

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{
statement 3;
if (condition)
statementnest;
statement 4;
}
Example:
Program for finding greatest of 3 numbers
#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{
int a,b,c;
printf(“Enter three numbers\n”);
scanf(“%d%d%d”,&a,&b,&c);
if(a>b)
{
if(a>c)
{
printf(“a is greatest”);
}
}
else
{ if(b>c)
{
printf(“b is greatest”);
}
else
{
printf(“C is greatest”);
}
}

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}
Output
Enter three numbers 2 4 6
C is greatest

v) Switch statement
 It is a multi way branch statement.
 It provides an easy & organized way to select among multiple operations depending upon
some condition.
Execution
1. Switch expression is evaluated.
2. The result is compared with all the cases.
3. If one of the cases is matched, then all the statements after that matched case gets executed.
4. If no match occurs, then all the statements after the default statement get executed.
 Switch ,case, break and default are keywords
 Break statement is used to exit from the current case structure
Flowchart
switch(expression)

case: constant 0 statement break

case : break
statement
constant
1

default statement break

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End of switch
Syntax

switch(expression)
{
case value 1:
program
statement;
program
statement;
case value 2: …… break;
program
statement;
Program
statement;
… …… break;
case value n:
program
Exampl statement;
program
void maie1 statement;
default: ……
{ n() program
break;
statement;
char ch;
} program
statement;

printf(“Enter a character\n”);
scanf(“%c”,&ch);
switch(ch)
{
case „A‟:
printf(“you entered an A\n”);
break;
case „B‟:
printf(“you entered a B\n”);
break;
default:
printf(“Illegal entry”);
break;
}
getch();
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}
Output
Enter a character
A
You entered an A

Example2
void main()
{
int n;
printf(“Enter a number\n”);
scanf(“%d”,&n); switch(n
%2)
{
case 0:printf(“EVEN\n”);
break;
case 1:printf(“ODD\n”);
break;
}
getch();
}

Output:
Enter a number
5
ODD

b)Unconditional branching
statements i)The goto Statement
This statement does not require any condition. Here program control is transferred to
another part of the program without testing any condition.

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Syntax:

goto label;

 label is the position where the control is to be transferred.

Example:
void main()
{
printf(“www.”);
goto x;
y:
printf(“mail”);
goto z;
x:
printf(“yahoo”);
goto y;
z:
printf(“.com”);
getch();
}
Output : www.yahoomail.com
b) break statement
 A break statement can appear only inside a body of , a switch or a loop
 A break statement terminates the execution of the nearest enclosing loop or
switch.
Syntax
break;
break;

Example:1
#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{

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int c=1;
while(c<=5)
{
if (c==3)
break;
printf(“\t %d”,c);
c++;
}
}

Output : 1 2

Example :2
#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{
int i;
for(i=0;i<=10;i++)
{
if (i==5)
break;
printf(“ %d”,i);
}
}
Output :1 2 3 4
iii) continue statement
 A continue statement can appear only inside a loop.
 A continue statement terminates the current iteration of the nearest enclosing
loop.
Syntax:
continue;

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Example :1
#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{
int c=1;
while(c<=5)
{
if (c==3)
continue;
printf(“\t %d”,c);
c++;
}
}
Output : 1 2 4 5
Example :2
#include<stdio.h>
main()
{
int i;
for(i=0;i<=10;i++)
{
if (i==5)
continue;
printf(“ %d”,i);
}
}
Output :1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10
iv) return statement:
A return statement terminates the execution of a function and returns the control to the
calling function.

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Syntax:

return;

(or)

return expression;

1.11 Looping statements

Iteration is a process of repeating the same set of statements again and again until the condition
holds true.
Iteration or Looping statements in C are:
1. for
2. while
3. do while
Loops are classified as
 Counter controlled loops
 Sentinel controlled loops
Counter controlled loops
 The number of iterations is known in advance. They use a control variable called
loop counter.
 Also called as definite repetitions loop.
 E.g: for
Sentinel controlled loops
 The number of iterations is not known in advance. The execution or termination of the
loop depends upon a special value called sentinel value.
 Also called as indefinite repetitions loop.
 E.g: while
1. for loop
It is the most popular looping statement.
Syntax:

for(initialization;condition2;incrementing/updating)
{
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There are three sections in for loop.

a. Initialization section – gives initial value to the loop counter.
b. Condition section – tests the value of loop counter to decide
whether to execute the
loop or not.
c. Manipulation section - manipulates the value of loop counter.

Execution of for loop

1. Initialization section is executed only once.
2. Condition is evaluated
a. If it is true, loop body is executed.
b. If it is false, loop is terminated
3. After the execution of loop, the manipulation expression is evaluated.
4. Steps 2 & 3 are repeated until step 2 condition becomes false.

Ex 1: Write a program to print 10 numbers using for loop

void main()
{
int i;
clrscr();
for(i=1;i<=10;i++)
{
printf(“%d”,i);
}
getch();
}
Output:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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Ex2: To find the sum of n natural number. 1+2+3…+n

void main()
{
int n, i, sum=0;
clrscr();
printf(“Enter the value for n”);
scanf(“%d”,&n);
for(i=1;i<=n;i++)
{
sum=sum+i;
}
printf(“Sum=%d”, sum);
getch();
}
Output:
Enter the value for n
4
sum=10

2. while statement
 They are also known as Entry controlled loops because here the condition is checked
before the execution of loop body.
Syntax:
while (expression)
{
statements;
}

Execution of while loop

a. Condition in while is evaluated
i. If it is true, body of the loop is executed.

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ii. If it is false, loop is terminated

b. After executing the while body, program control returns back to while header.
c. Steps a & b are repeated until condition evaluates to false.
d. Always remember to initialize the loop counter before while and manipulate loop counter
inside the body of while.

Ex 1: Write a program to print 10 numbers using while loop

void main()
{
int i=1;
clrscr();
while (num<=10)
{
printf (“%d”,i);
i=i+1;
}
getch();
}
Output:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Ex2: To find the sum of n natural number. 1+2+3…+n

void main()
{
int n, i=1, sum=0;
clrscr();
printf(“Enter the value for n”);
scanf(“%d”,&n);
while(i<=n)
{
sum=sum+i;

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i=i+1;
}
printf(“Sum=%d”, sum);
getch();
}
Output:
Enter the value for n
4
Sum=10

3. do while statement
 They are also known as Exit controlled loops because here the condition is checked after
the execution of loop body.
Syntax:

do
{
statements;
}
while(expression);

Execution of do while loop

a. Body of do-while is executed.
b. After execution of do-while body, do-while condition is evaluated
i. If it is true, loop body is executed again and step b is repeated.
ii. If it is false, loop is terminated

 The body of do-while is executed once, even when the condition is initially false.

Ex1: Write a program to print 10 numbers using do while loop

void main()

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{
int i=1;
clrscr();
do
{
printf (“%d”,i);
i=i+1;
} while (num<=10);
getch();
}
Output:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Ex2: To find the sum of n natural number. 1+2+3…+n

void main()
{
int n, i=1, sum=0;
clrscr();
printf(“Enter the value for n”);
scanf(“%d”,&n);
do
{
sum=sum+i;
i=i+1;
} while(i<=n);
printf(“Sum=%d”, sum);
getch();
}
Output:
Enter the value for n
4

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Sum=10

Three main ingredients of counter-controlled looping

1. Initialization of loop counter
2. Condition to decide whether to execute loop or not.
3. Expression that manipulates the value of loop.

Nested loops
 If the body of a loop contains another iteration statement, then we say that the loops are
nested.
 Loops within a loop are known as nested loop.

Syntax

while(condition)
{
while(condition)
{
Statements;
}
Statements;
}

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