To anyone who can help. I am in the beginning stages of C++ and I need some help with the following question. Don't just give me the answer if you can, please explained how to determine out. Thanks.

What is the output of the following code segment?

for(int m=1; m <= 4; m++)
cout << (m*2);

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Thanks, but I believe I have figure this one out.

Here's the answer I came up with:

What is the output of the following code segment?

for(int m=1; m <= 4; m++)
cout << (m*2);

In the above for loop m is initialize to 1
1st time m = 1 and it is less than equal to 4 so cout prints at the screen (1 * 2) = 2
2nd time m = 2 and it is less than equal to 4 so cout prints at the screen (2 * 2) = 4
3rd time m = 3 and it is less than equal to 4 so cout prints at the screen (3 * 2) = 6
4th time m = 4 and it is less than equal to 4 so cout prints at the screen (4 * 2) = 8
5th time m = 5 and it is NOT less than equal to 4 so for loop exited

Output screen will show all the above numbers together
2468

I hope that I got it right:)

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Originally Posted by Bamaboy53

Here's the answer I came up with:

What is the output of the following code segment?

for(int m=1; m <= 4; m++)
cout << (m*2);

In the above for loop m is initialize to 1
1st time m = 1 and it is less than equal to 4 so cout prints at the screen (1 * 2) = 2
2nd time m = 2 and it is less than equal to 4 so cout prints at the screen (2 * 2) = 4
3rd time m = 3 and it is less than equal to 4 so cout prints at the screen (3 * 2) = 6
4th time m = 4 and it is less than equal to 4 so cout prints at the screen (4 * 2) = 8
5th time m = 5 and it is NOT less than equal to 4 so for loop exited

Output screen will show all the above numbers together
2468

I hope that I got it right:)

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You sure did.

On a side-note, in C++ they tried to make it standard to use the pre-increment operator and the != operator instead of <= operator because that logic is more readable to humans because we think that way.

++3 evaluates to 4, where as 3++ evaluates to 3. In the case of your for-loop, variable m isn't incremented until the line cout << (m*2); is executed.

It's not essential, just style.

[code="C++"]
for(int m = 1; m != 5; ++ m)
cout << (m*2);
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I'm programming in Objective-C now, and that is quite different from C++ in some respects. If you're interested in programming and this isn't just an assignment you want to get over with, I suggest you check it out.

Thanks for your feedback... it's most appreciated.

I am trying to
Create a C++ console application that uses cout to display a box of asterisks. The output should look similar to:
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* *
* *
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Originally Posted by tatetavia1963

I am trying to
Create a C++ console application that uses cout to display a box of asterisks. The output should look similar to:
**********
* *
* *
**********

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