Flow of Control (Control Flow)
Flow of Control (Control Flow) Control flow refers to the order in which instructions, statements, and function calls are executed in an imperative program. It determines how the program progresses based on different structures. Types of Control Flow Sequential Execution – The program executes statements one by one in order. Conditional Execution – The program decides which block of code to execute based on a condition (e.g., if/else in most languages, jne in assembly). Loops (Repetition) – The program repeatedly executes a block of code (for, while, do-while). Function Calls – Control is transferred to a function and returns when it completes. Exception Handling – The program attempts to handle errors using structures like try/catch/finally. Some control flow structures can be combined, such as using while with break, continue, or goto for finer control. ...