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

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EXERCISES,PROBLEMS, AND PROJECTS

then the reevaluation of the condition, and so on, until the condi-

tion evaluates to false.

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Typically, we use a loop counting variable in a for loop. We set its

initial value in the initialization statement, increment or decre-

ment its value in the loop update statement, and check its value in

the loop condition.

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The loop update statement can increment or decrement the loop

variable by any value.

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In a for loop, it is important to test that the starting and ending val-

ues of the loop variable are correct. Also test with input for which

the for loop body does not execute at all. ...