# C++ while Loop

A while loop is another kind of loop control structure. The loop has initial condition and a test condition to pass before the actual loop body starts. The loop is incremented or decremented inside of the loop body.

The general structure of while loop is given below.

initial expression;
while( test condition)
{
do something;
increment or decrement loop;
}

The initial expression is a simple assignment where a loop starts with 0 or 1. The test condition can be an expression, return from a function, or a constant. The loop is incremented or decremented inside the body of the loop.

You can note the similarity between while loop and for loop, both contains 3 expressions. However, with while loop the initialization happens before the loop body starts.

## Graphical Representation of while loop

A graphical representation is helpful when you create a flowchart of your C++ program. Here is the graphical representation of while loop.

## Example Program:


//While loop
#include <cstdlib>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
//variable declaration and initialization

int number,i;
int sum = 0;

for(i = 0;i<5; i++)
{
cout << "Enter Number:";
cin >> number;

sum = sum + number;
}

//printing output

cout << "Sum = " << " " << sum << endl;

system("PAUSE");
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

### Output:

Enter Number:23
Enter Number:55
Enter Number:66
Enter Number:67
Enter Number:76
Sum =  287

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