The conditional clause (cont'd)

(Display Figure 10.)

The expression that you place in the conditional clause will be evaluated to determine:

• If the code in the body of the loop structure will be executed one time, or
• If the loop structure will terminate.

If the expression in the conditional clause evaluates to true:

• The code in the body of the loop will be executed once (and only once).
• Then the test will be repeated.

If the expression in the conditional clause evaluates to false:

• The loop will terminate immediately causing:
  • The code in the body of the loop to be skipped and
  • The next statement following the body of the loop to be executed.