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Learning Objectives: String

Iteration

Define string iteration

Identify two ways to iterate over a string

Explain the inner workings of string iteration


Iteration: For Loop

Iterating Over Strings


Iterating over a string allows you to deal with each character of a string
individually without having to repeat certain commands. You start with the
character at index 0 and move through the end of the string.

string my_string = "Hello world";

for (int i = 0; i < my_string.length(); i++) {


cout << my_string.at(i);
}

challenge

What happens if you:


Change the value of my_string to
"\u25A3\u25A8\u25D3\u25CC\u25A2"?
Note: Some Unicode characters are not compatible with cout
and/or endl; commands.
Change the value of my_string to "10, 11, 12, 13, 14"?
Change the cout statement to cout << my_string.at(i) << endl;?
Change the cout statement to cout << my_string;?

Note that you can also use a range-based or enhanced for loop to iterate
over strings. Make sure to cast the iterating variable as char!

string my_string = "Hello world";

for (char c : my_string) {


cout << c;
}
Iteration: While Loop

While Loop
String iteration is most often done with a for loop. However, a while can be
used as well.

string my_string = "Calvin and Hobbes";


int i = 0;

while (i < my_string.length()) {


cout << my_string.at(i);
i++;
}

challenge

What happens if you:


Change the loop to while (i <= my_string.length())?
Copy the original code but change the cout statement to cout <<
i;?
Copy the original code but remove i++;?

Comparing While & For Loops

string my_string = "C++";

for (int i = 0; i < my_string.length(); i++) {


cout << my_string.at(i);
}
string my_string = "C++";
int i = 0;

while (i < my_string.length()) {


cout << my_string.at(i);
i++;
}

Above are two ways of iterating through a string. The first way uses the for
loop and the second uses a while loop. Both produces the same result.
However, the for loop is usually preferred because it requires less code to
accomplish the same task. You can also use an enhanced for loop, which
requires the least account of code, but an enhanced while loop does not
exist.
Formative Assessment 1
Formative Assessment 2

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