Java 6 Illuminated: An Active Learning Approach, 2nd Edition

332 CHAPTER 6 Flow of Control,Part 2: Looping

Figure 6.19

Flow of Control of the for

Loop

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condition?

false

true

initialization

loop body

loop update

process results

however. Because all the loop control is contained in the for loop header,

you can easily see what condition will stop the loop and how the condition

will be updated after each iteration.

6.10.2 Constructing for Loops

Typically, we use a loop control variable in a for loop; that control variable

is usually used for counting. We set its initial value in the initialization

statement, increment or decrement its value in the loop update statement,

and check its value in the loop condition. ...