Java How to Program, Early Objects, 11th Edition

4 Control Statements: Part 1; Assignment, ++ and -- Operators

Objectives

In this chapter you’ll:

• Learn basic problem-solving techniques.

• Develop algorithms through the process of top-down, stepwise refinement.

• Use the if and if…else selection statements to choose between alternative actions.

• Use the while iteration statement to execute statements in a program repeatedly.

• Use counter-controlled iteration and sentinel-controlled iteration.

• Use the compound assignment operator and the increment and decrement operators.

• Learn about the portability of primitive data types.

Outline

1. 4.1 Introduction

2. 4.2 Algorithms

3. 4.3 Pseudocode

4. 4.4 Control Structures

   1. 4.4.1 Sequence Structure in Java

   2. 4.4.2 Selection Statements in Java

   3. 4.4.3 Iteration ...