Issue 0017.38: What is an iteration control structure or selection control structure?

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Authors: Derek M. Jones, WG14
Date: 1992-12-10
Reference document: X3J11/90-056
Submitted against: C90
Status: Fixed
Fixed in: C90 TC1
Converted from: dr.htm, dr_017.html

What is an iteration control structure or selection control structure?

An “iteration control structure,” a term used in subclause 5.2.4.1 Translation limits on page 13, line 1, is not defined by the standard.

Is it:

  1. A for loop header excluding its body, e.g. for (;;),

    or

  2. A for loop header plus its body, e.g. for (;;) {}?

Does it make a difference if the compound statement is a simple statement without the braces?

Comment from WG14 on 1997-09-23:

Correction

In subclause 5.2.4.1, page 13, lines 1-2, change:

- 15 nested levels of compound statements, iteration control structures, and selection control structures

to:

- 15 nested levels of compound statements, iteration statements, and selection statements