Loop question

Hi

I'm new to this forum. I am currently a freshman at UCI and am in a beginning programming class-introduction to c.

I need to know how to write a for loop within a for loop without one of the loops breaking. For example my program changes based on whether a number is even or odd, so if the number is odd it needs to add, but when its even to subtract. So how can I do this without one of the loops breaking when its condition is not met. For example if the number is odd I use the ++ to make it even but it breaks instead of continuing.

Thanks in advance

I don't really see why you want two for loops, based on the description. This sounds an awful lot like

Code:

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int sum = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < LARGE_NUMBER; i++) {
    if (isEven(i))
        sum -= i;
    else
        sum += i;
}

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where of course you're doing whatever it is you do inside the if and the else.

This worked but only for one time. I need it to alternate back and forth between even and odd for n amount of times.

What do you mean by only one time? The code (assuming you write isEven) will go back and forth, adding and subtracting.

does isEven need to be defined or is it already understood?

It needs to be defined. (It's a simple enough function that you could just put the calculation right there in the if statement, if you want.)

Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it!