Control Statement Usage Guide

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Table 6-1 will come in handy when deciding when to use a particular C++ control statement:

Table 6-1: Control Statement Usage Guide

Control Statement	Use
if	...for simple decision
if-else	...for decision with alternative action
switch	...in place of nested if-else statements where the condition is an integral or enumeration type
while	...when condition must be tested first
do	...when body must be executed at least once
for	...to loop for a known amount of times
break	...in case statement to prevent case statement fall- through; ...to terminate while, do-while, and for loops.
continue	...to skip to the end of a while, do-while, or for loop.
goto	...to perform unconditional jump to a labeled statement

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