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Questions and Answers


Q Why do you need to put comments into your programs?
A Comments help us document what a program, or a special portion of a program, does. Especially when a program becomes very complex, we need to write comments to mark different parts in the program.

 

Q Why is the main() function needed in your program?
A The execution of a C program starts and ends with the main() function. Without the main() function, the computer does not know where to start to run a program.

 

Q What does the #include directive do?
A The #include directive is used to include header files that contain the declarations to the functions used in your C program. In other words, the #include directive tells the C preprocessor to look into directories and find the specified header file.

 

Q Why do you need a linker?
A After compiling, some function code may still be missing in the object file of a program. A linker must then be used to link the object file to the C standard library or other user-generated libraries and include the missing function code so that an executable file can be created.

 

 

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Adding More Expressions into for

Adding More Expressions into for

The C language allows you to put more expressions into the three expression fields in the for statement. Expressions in a single expression field are separated by commas.

The Null Statement

The Null Statement

Looping Under the for Statement

Looping Under the for Statement

The general form of the for statement is

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

Using Nested Loops

Using Nested Loops

You can put a loop inside another one to make nested loops. The computer will run the inner loop first before it resumes the looping for the outer loop.

Listing 7.7 is an example of how nested loops work.

 

The do-while Loop

The do-while Loop

You may note that in the for and while statements, the expressions are set at the top of the loop. However, in this section, you're going to see another statement used for looping,