C# for Programmers, Second Edition

5. Control Statements: Part 1

Let’s all move one place on.

—Lewis Carroll

The wheel is come full circle.

—William Shakespeare

How many apples fell on Newton’s head before he took the hint!

—Robert Frost

All the evolution we know of proceeds from the vague to the definite.

—Charles Sanders Peirce

Objectives

In this chapter you will learn:

• To use the if and if...else selection statements to choose between alternative actions.

• To use the while repetition statement to execute statements in an application repeatedly.

• To use counter-controlled repetition and sentinel-controlled repetition.

• To use the increment, decrement and compound assignment operators.

Outline

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Control Structures

5.3 if Single-Selection Statement ...