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Differentiate Between While Loop and Do-While Loop

The document compares while loops and do-while loops in C, noting their differences in initialization, condition checking, usage, syntax, exit conditions, risk of infinite loops, flow control, applicability, examples, and termination.

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Differentiate Between While Loop and Do-While Loop

The document compares while loops and do-while loops in C, noting their differences in initialization, condition checking, usage, syntax, exit conditions, risk of infinite loops, flow control, applicability, examples, and termination.

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Certainly!

Here's a breakdown differentiating between a while loop and a do-while


loop in C:

1. **Initialization**:
- While Loop: In a while loop, initialization of the loop variable (if needed)
is done before entering the loop.
- Do-While Loop: In a do-while loop, initialization of the loop variable (if
needed) is done after entering the loop.

2. **Condition Checking**:
- While Loop: Condition is checked before entering the loop body. If the
condition is false initially, the loop body will not execute.
- Do-While Loop: Condition is checked after executing the loop body at least
once. The loop body is executed once even if the condition is false initially.

3. **Usage**:
- While Loop: Generally used when the number of iterations is not known
beforehand and the loop may not execute at all if the condition is false initially.
- Do-While Loop: Useful when you want to execute the loop body at least once,
regardless of the condition.

4. **Syntax**:
- While Loop:
```
while (condition) {
// statements
}
```
- Do-While Loop:
```
do {
// statements
} while (condition);
```

5. **Exit Condition**:
- While Loop: The loop may not execute at all if the condition is false
initially.
- Do-While Loop: The loop body executes at least once before checking the
condition for the exit.

6. **Risk of Infinite Loop**:


- While Loop: More prone to infinite loops if the condition is not properly set
up or updated within the loop body.
- Do-While Loop: Less prone to infinite loops as the loop body executes at least
once before checking the condition.

7. **Flow Control**:
- While Loop: The flow may not enter the loop body if the condition is false
initially.
- Do-While Loop: The flow always enters the loop body at least once before
checking the condition.

8. **Applicability**:
- While Loop: Suitable for scenarios where the loop may or may not execute based
on the condition.
- Do-While Loop: Suitable for situations where you want the loop body to execute
at least once.
9. **Example**:
- While Loop:
```c
while (x > 0) {
printf("x is greater than 0\n");
x--;
}
```
- Do-While Loop:
```c
do {
printf("x is greater than 0\n");
x--;
} while (x > 0);
```

10. **Termination**:
- While Loop: May terminate without executing the loop body if the condition is
false initially.
- Do-While Loop: Executes the loop body at least once before checking the
condition for termination.

These points illustrate the differences between the while loop and the do-while
loop in C.

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