Control Instructions


The control flows from one instruction to the next instruction until now in all programs. This control flow from one command to the next. Nonetheless, in most C programs the programmer may want to repeat or skip instructions a set of instructions repeatedly when writing logic.

The control instructions determine the “flow of control” in a program.

There are four type of Control Instructions

Types of Control Statements

The control statements are classified as follows.

  • Selection Control Statements ( Decision Making Statements )
    • f statement
    • if-else statement
    • switch statement
  • Iterative Control Statements ( Looping Statements )
    • while statement
    • do-while statement
    • for statement
  • Jump Statements
    • break
    • continue
    • return