//Counting from 50 to 10 backwards in increments of 5:

int x;

for ( x=50; x >= 10; x = x-5 )                       // x = x - 5 could also be written x  -= 5
{
     cout<< "Loop counter value is " << x << ".\n";
}

// Declaring and assigning the startExpression within the for loop:

//Counting down from 10 to Blast Off
for ( int i = 10; i >= 1; i-- )               // notice the int within the parentheses
{
     cout<< i << '\n';
}
cout<< "Blast off!\n";

// Delcare loop body variables outside of the loop: 
apstring child;  // if declared within the loop, these variables would be re-declared
int age;             // ...each time the loop repeated, possibly causing problems.
for (int ctr = 1; ctr <= 35; ctr++)           
{
     cout << "Enter the child's name: ";
     cin >> child;
     cout << "Enter the child's age: ";
     cin >> age;

     if ((age >= 6) && (age <=7))
     {
          cout <<"\n" <<child<< " has Mr. Escalente for a teacher.\n";
     }
     else
     {
           cout<<"\n" <<child<< " does not have Mr. Escalente for a teacher.\n";
     }
}                     // Quits after 35 children's names are entered.

// User determines the length of for loop:

cout << "How many stars do you want printed? ";
cin >> num;
cout << "Here are your stars:   \n";

for (int i = 1; i <= num; i++)
{
     cout << * << " ";
}

// Printing titles and for loops:

// print titles OUTSIDE the loop to prevent multiple copies of the title
//print even numbers from 1 to 20 with title
cout << "Even numbers from 1 to 20: \n";           //title is outside loop

for (int num = 2; num <= 20; num += 2)            //notice startExpression
{
     cout << num << " " ;                                     //prints the even numbers
}