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| - | ====== Control Structures: Repetition in algorithms | + | ====== Control Structures: Repetition in Algorithms |
| Mithat Konar\\ | Mithat Konar\\ | ||
| - | 2013-02-03 | + | 2019-02-11 |
| ===== Introduction ===== | ===== Introduction ===== | ||
| - | * Input validation | ||
| - | * Sentinel/ | ||
| - | * Menus | ||
| * Counter control | * Counter control | ||
| + | * Sentinel/ | ||
| + | * Input validation | ||
| + | * Menus | ||
| * Iterators | * Iterators | ||
| - | ===== Input validation | + | ===== Counter-controlled repetition |
| - | * Do not continue with program until user has entered valid data. | + | * " |
| - | * Pseudo code:< | + | * Uses a counter variable. |
| - | While input value is not valid | + | * Pseudocode:< |
| - | | + | While counter has not yet exceeded the STOP_VALUE |
| + | | ||
| + | Increment counter</ | ||
| - | ===== Sentinel/flag control ===== | + | ===== Sentinel control ===== |
| * **Sentinel**: | * **Sentinel**: | ||
| - | * Value(s) that indicate(s) a special condition; " | + | * Value(s) that indicate(s) a special condition |
| + | |||
| + | ===== Sentinel-controlled repetition ===== | ||
| + | * " | ||
| + | * Pseudocode:< | ||
| + | While value is not SENTINEL value | ||
| + | Do something | ||
| + | Get value</ | ||
| + | * Input validation might be considered a special case of sentinel controlled repetition. | ||
| * **Flag**: | * **Flag**: | ||
| * Sometimes used as a synonym for sentinel | * Sometimes used as a synonym for sentinel | ||
| * Sometimes means a sentinel that is a Boolean value | * Sometimes means a sentinel that is a Boolean value | ||
| - | ===== Sentinel-controlled repetition | + | ===== Input validation |
| - | * **Sentinel-controlled repetition**: | + | * " |
| - | * Repeat as long as a sentinel condition is not matched | + | * Pseudocode:< |
| - | * Pseudo code:< | + | While input value is not valid |
| - | | + | |
| - | * Input validation might be considered a special case of sentinel controlled repetition. | + | |
| ===== Menus ===== | ===== Menus ===== | ||
| * Repeating menus can be implemented with sentinel control. | * Repeating menus can be implemented with sentinel control. | ||
| - | * Pseudo code:< | + | * Pseudocode:< |
| Get menu choice from user | Get menu choice from user | ||
| While input value is not QUIT value | While input value is not QUIT value | ||
| - | | + | Process the menu choice |
| Show menu | Show menu | ||
| Get menu choice from user</ | Get menu choice from user</ | ||
| - | |||
| - | ===== Counter control ===== | ||
| - | TODO | ||
| ===== Iterators ===== | ===== Iterators ===== | ||
| - | TODO | + | * Do something to every item in a collection. |
| + | * Pseudocode:< | ||
| + | Do something with or to the item</ | ||
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