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Chapter 14 Do It, Then Ask Permission

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Objectives

• Write a posttest loop using the Do…Loop statement• Show a posttest loop in both pseudocode and a

flowchart• Concatenate strings

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Testing after the Fact

• Instructions in a pretest loop – May never be processed

• Instructions in a posttest loop – Will be processed at least once

• Figure 14-1 – Shows the problem specification and algorithms

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More on the Do … Loop Statement

• Pretest syntax– The {While | Until} condition section

• Part of the Do clause • Indicates that the condition is evaluated before the

loop instructions are processed

• Posttest syntax– The {While | Until} condition section

• Part of the Loop clause• Indicates that the condition is evaluated after the loop

instructions are processed

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Pseudocode and Flowchart for a Posttest Loop

• Figure 14-4 – Shows the pseudocode and flowchart for Example 2

in Figure 14-3• The repetition diamond

– Appears at the bottom of the loop in a posttest loop

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The Good Morning Application

• Figure 14-5– Shows the interface for the Good Morning application

• Figure 14-6– Shows each message on a separate line in the

control• Figure 14-7

– Shows the pretest and posttest loops in the Good Morning application

– Describes the way the computer processes the code in each loop when the user enters the number 0

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But They Said There Were No Strings Attached

• Concatenation operator– The ampersand (&)– Used to concatenate (connect or link) strings

together• ControlChars.NewLine constant

– Represents the Enter key on your keyboard – Used to create a new line

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Summary

• Instructions in a posttest loop – Will be processed at least once

• Do…Loop statement – Used to code a posttest loop

• To concatenate strings – Use the concatenation operator: ampersand (&)

• Enter key – Represented by the ControlChars.NewLine

constant

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