C++ for loop

In the previous chapter we have already seen the while loop in C++ programming language.

C++ for loop :

The for-loop is also used to execute some statements repetitively for a fixed number of times. Syntax of the for loop is as follow -

for ( init; condition; increment )
{
   statement(s);
}

Example of for loop :

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main ()
{
   // for loop execution
   for(int i = 0; i < 10; i = i + 1 )
   {
       cout << "value of i : " << i << endl;
   }
   return 0;
}

Output :

value of i : 0
value of i : 1
value of i : 2
value of i : 3
value of i : 4
value of i : 5
value of i : 6
value of i : 7
value of i : 8
value of i : 9

Explanation of the program :

For loop comrpise of the three steps.

1. In first step, the initial expression is evaluated. Initial value is provided to the loop index variable.
2. In next step, the test-expression is evaluated. If the value is non-zero, the loop is executed and if the value is zero, the loop is terminated without execution.
3. In the third step of the execution of for-loop, the update expression is evaluated.

C++ For loop flowchart :

Different ways of the for loop are also explained in our C section

C++ infinite for loop :

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main ()
{
   for(;;)
   {
      cout << "Hello World !";
   }
   return 0;
}