Chapter 4: Control Structures: Selection Visual Basic.NET Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design

Chapter 4: Control Structures: Selection

Visual Basic .NET Programming:

From Problem Analysis to Program Design

Visual Basic .NET Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design 2

Objectives

• Write and interpret logical expressions

• Write one-way selection statements

• Write two-way selection statements

• Write multi-way selection statements


Writing And Interpreting Logical Expressions

• Make decisions in selection statement by writing logical expressions

• Logical expression

– Specifies condition that evaluates to:

• True

• Or False

– Use to compare two values


Using the VB .NET Relational Operators

• Relational operator

– Use to make comparison in logical expression



Example 4-1: Using the >= relational operator

• examScore – Integer variable

– Contains value 86

• Expression:– examScore >= 90

– Is value contained in exam-score greater than or equal to 90?

– Answer:• False


Using the VB .NET Logical Operators

• Logical operators

– Use to combine logical expressions

• Frequently used logical operators:

– Not

• Negates an expression

– And

• Joins two expressions




• And operator

– Joins two expressions

– Forms compound expression

– If both expressions evaluate to true

• Then compound expression is true

• Otherwise, it is false


Example 4-4: Using the And logical operator

• Variables:

– examScore

• Integer

• Value: 86

– engineeringStudent

• Boolean

• Value: True


Example 4-4: Using the And logical operator

• Expression:

– examScore >= 90 And engineeringStudent

– First expression (examScore >= 90)

• Evaluates to false

– Second (engineeringStudent)

• Evaluates to true

– Result is false




• Or operator


– Returns true if either or both expressions are true

• Xor operator


– Returns true if one and only one expression is true

– Otherwise, returns false





• AndAlso, OrElse

– Correspond to And and Or

– Employ short-circuit evaluation technique


Example 4-8: Using the OrElse logical operator

• Statement:

– 1 < 2 OrElse 2 < 3

• If first expression is true

– Compound expression true

– Eliminates need to evaluate second expression


Writing One-way Selection Statements

• One-way selection statement:

– Evaluates logical expression

– Executes statements only if expression is true

• Two-way selection statement:


– Executes statements if it is true

– Executes different statements if it is false



• Flowchart

– Graphical representation of logic

– Use symbols to represent logical components of algorithm

– Symbols:

• Diamond

• Rectangle

• Circle

• Flow lines




• Single-line If syntax:

If (logical expression) Then statement

• Multi-line If syntax:

If (logical expression) Then

statement

.

statement

End If



• Multi-line if:

– Statements written on separate lines

– Keyword End If must be used to terminate If statement



Writing Two-way Selection Statements

• Write two-way selection statement – When you want to execute one or more statements

if logical expression is true

– But also want to execute one or more different statements if it is false

• Nested If– If statement written inside another If statement

– Can replace compound expression with nested If



Writing Two-way Selection Statements

• Syntax:If (logical expression) Then

statement(s)

Else

statement(s)

End If

• ElseIf– Combines Else and If


Example 4-17: Determining a grade using ElseIf statements

1. If examScore >= 90 Then

2. grade = “A”

3. ElseIf examScore >= 80 Then

4. grade = “B”


6. grade = “C”


8. grade = “D”

9. Else grade = “F”

10. End If


Writing Multi-way Selection Statements

• Acts like multi-way If statement

– By transferring control to one or more statements

– Depending on value of a variable

• Sometimes called case structure

• Uses keywords:

– Select

– Case


Example 4-18: Determine a Grade Using Select Case

Statements1. Select Case examScore

2. Case Is >= 90

3. grade = “A”

4. Case 80 To 89

5. grade = “B”

6. Case 70 To 79

7. grade = “C”

…


Example 4-18: Determine a Grade Using Select Case

Statements…

8. Case 60 To 69

9. grade = “D”

10. Case Else

11. grade = “F”

12. End Select


Programming Example: Payroll Calculation

• Input – Overtime exempt “Y” or “N”

– Hours worked

– Hourly pay rate

• Output– The employee’s

• Regular pay

• Overtime pay

• Total pay


Summary

• Make decisions in selection statement by writing logical expression– Evaluates to either true or false

• Logical operators join two logical expressions to form compound expression

• One-way selection statement – Evaluates logical expression

– Executes one or more statements only if expression is true


Summary (continued)

• Two-way selection statement


– Executes one or more statements if it is true

– Executes one or more different statements if it is false

• One-way selection:

– One-line and multi-line If statements


Summary (continued)

• Two-way selection:

– If and Else statements

• Multi-way selection structure

– Keywords Select Case

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Chapter 4: Control Structures: Selection Visual Basic.NET Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design