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Iterative Statements

• The repeated execution of a statement or compound statement is accomplished either by iteration or recursion

• Here we look at iteration, because recursion is unit-level control

• General design issues for iteration control statements:
  • How is iteration controlled?
  • Where is the control mechanism in the loop?

• Two common strategies: counter-controlled, and logically-controlled