Getting the loop control form the user

A quick question:

Normally I've seen that the programmer sets the loops control variable for a for statement. How does one get the user to set it?
Thanks,
Extro

Code:

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int numtimes, i;
printf("How many times do you want the loop to run: ");
scanf("%d",&numtimes);
for( i = 0; i < numtimes; ++i )
{
    // Do stuff
}

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I got it to work but any feedback is appreciated -can I make it better?(constructive criticism welcome).
Regards,
Extro

Code:

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        int                num1, num2;               
        int                integers;                /* How many numbers the user wants analyzed */
        int                counter = 0;        /* Allows more than two numbers to be analyzed */
        int                total;
        int                smallest;               
        int                largest;
        float        average;
        int total2;

        printf("Enter number of digits to be analyzed: ");        /* Ask for how many digits are to be analyzed */
        scanf("%d" , &integers);               

        printf("Enter the first number: ");       
        scanf("%d" , &num1);

        for(counter = 1; counter < integers; counter++){        /* Allows the user to have several numbers analyzed */

                printf("Enter the next number: ");
                scanf("%d" , &num2);

               
                if(num1 > 2){                        /* Sets the smallest and largest numbers */

                        largest = num1;
                        smallest = num2;
                                        }
                if(num2 > num1){

                        largest = num2;
                        smallest = num1;
                        }
       
                                       
                if(integers < counter){
                       
               
                }
                        total = num1 + num2;                                /* Totals the numbers */
                       
                       
        }
        total2 = total + num2;
        average = (float)total2/counter;                /* Averages the numbers */
        printf("\n");        /* Prints a blank line */
        printf("The smallest number is %d\n " , smallest);        /* Prints the smallest number */
        printf("The largest number is %d \n" , largest);                /* Prints the largest number */
        printf("The total is %d\n" , total2);                                        /* Prints the total */
        printf("The average is %f\n " , average);                                /*        Prints the aeverage */

        return 0;                                                                                        /*Ends program */
}

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Gnu indent would be a start. ;)

Gnu indent?
lol, ya lost me... :confused:

hey ,

Y don't you make use of array to hold the numbers. ? you will be able to
hold the list of number the user has entered.

you can initialise small & large to say 0 and then compare the number you
have read to with small and large and make the change to small and large..

like

Code:

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if( num <small)
      small=num;
    else
      {
          if(num>large)
            large=num;
      }

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you can also do it in online. with conditional operator..

Code:

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you can initialise small & large to say 0

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That's a bad idea. What if the smallest number the user enters is 3. Since small was initialized to 0 then it's going to report false information. A better idea would be to initialize small to INT_MAX and large to INT_MIN.