CHAPTER 19 — Result-controlled Loops

A third kind of loop can be built from the fundamental control statements in Java. This kind of loop is the result-controlled loop. (Other names for it are free loop and general loop). A result-controlled loop keeps looping until the computation has reached a particular goal. It is like the instruction in a cookie recipe that says "keep stirring until the ingredients are thoroughly blended." You know when to quit only when the desired result has been achieved.

Chapter Topics:

• Result controlled loops.
• Example programs: savings account with interest, and Newton's method.
• Nested Loops
• Improving an estimate by iteration.
• Precision of double precision variables.