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The While Loop
The while loop repeats a block of code as long as a specified condition remains true. It is useful when the number of iterations is not known in advance.
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int count = 1;while (count <= 3) {printf("Count is %d\n", count);count++;}
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while (count <= 3)
Checks if count is less than or equal to 3 before each loop.
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count++;
Increments the count variable to eventually end the loop.