For Loops: Repeating Code a Specific Number of Times

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For Loops: Repeating Code a Specific Number of Times

A for loop repeats code when you know exactly how many times it should run. It has three parts: the starting point (int i = 0), the condition (i < 5), and the increment (i++). The variable i starts at 0, and each iteration increases it by 1 until i reaches 5, then the loop stops.

snippet.cpp

cpp

#include <iostream>
int main() {
    for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
        std::cout << "Iteration: " << i << std::endl;
    }
    return 0;
}

Breakdown

for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)

Loop header: initialize i to 0, check if i < 5, then increment i after each iteration

std::cout << "Iteration: " << i

Prints the current value of i with descriptive text

std::endl

Ends the line and flushes the output buffer

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