Usage of "break;"

[Tsarevich]

Here’s a program that asks the user for 20 responses, then adds them up and displays the stats. Its like a rating program with a range 1 - 10. The following goes perfect as exampled by the book:

#include <stdio.h>

int main (void) {
	int ratingCounters[11], i, response;

	for ( i = 1; i <= 10; ++i )
		ratingCounters[i] = 0;

	printf("Enter your responces\n");

	for ( i = 1; i <= 20; ++i ) {
		scanf("%i", &responce);

		if ( responce < 1 || responce > 10 )
			printf("Bad responce: %i\n", response);
		else
			++ratingCounters[responce];
	}

	printf("\n\nRating      Number of rResponces\n");
	printf("--------------       ---------------------------------\n");

	for (i = 1; i <= 1-; ++1 )
		printf("%4i%14i\n", i, ratingCounters[i]);

	return 0;
}

However, in an exercise, I have to modify it so any number of responces can be entered. And the number 999 can be used to terminate the loop. I know I ave to make it an infinite loop, remove the init_expression. But how use 999 with break; to end the loop?

Please explain the use of break statement.

[secondmouse]

#include <stdio.h>

int main (void) {
        int ratingCounters[11], i, response;

        for ( i = 1; i <= 10; ++i )
                ratingCounters[i] = 0;

        printf("Enter your responces\n");

        for ( i = 1; i <= 20; ++i ) {
                scanf("%i", &response);

                if (response == 999)
                        break;

                else if ( response < 1 || response > 10 )
                        printf("Bad responce: %i\n", response);
                else
                        ++ratingCounters[response];
        }

        printf("\n\nRating      Number of rResponces\n");
        printf("--------------       ---------------------------------\n");

        for (i = 1; i <= 10; i++ )
                printf("%4i%14i\n", i, ratingCounters[i]);

        return 0;
}

In the second for loop, when user enters 999 as the response, the loop will terminate and program continues.

[Tsarevich]

Thank you. In fact, I just wanted the break . All others were typos. This program is typed in notepad. Not compiled. But the previous one was. (without typos). That worked.