JavaScript™ for Programmers: Deitel

5. JavaScript: Control Statements I

OBJECTIVES

In this chapter you’ll learn:

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

• To use the while repetition statement to execute statements in a script repeatedly.

• Counter-controlled repetition and sentinel-controlled repetition.

• To use the increment, decrement and assignment operators.

Let’s all move one place on.—Lewis Carrol

The wheel is come full circle.—William Shakespeare

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

Outline

  5.1 Introduction

  5.2 Control Statements

  5.3 if Selection Statement

  5.4 if...else Selection Statement

  5.5 while Repetition Statement

  5.6 Counter-Controlled Repetition

  5.7 Formulating ...