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The void Data Type

You may notice that the void word has been added into the C program in Listing 2.2. void is a keyword for a data type in C. When a void is placed prior to a function name, it indicates that the function does not return a value.

As you have learned, the exit() function does not return any values, but, by default, the main() function does. Therefore, as shown in line 5 of Listing 2.2, void is used to modify the returning data type of main() and to make the main() function not return any value. (You'll learn more about data types in C in Hours 4, "Data Types and Names in C," and 18, "More Data Types and Functions.")

 

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for (expression1; expression2; expression3) {
   statement1;
   statement2;
   .
   .
   .
}

Using Nested Loops

Using Nested Loops

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Listing 7.7 is an example of how nested loops work.

 

The do-while Loop

The do-while Loop

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