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Flowchart "for each" loop loop without variable increment

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I'm designed a flowchart to describe at a high level how a programming process works. Part of this process involves looping through a set of items. I'm wondering if there is any standard or semi-standard way of representing a "for each" style loop in a flow chart, that does not involve making the iteration explicit with an iteration box like m = m + 1 (e.g. here). Most modern programming languages have some kind of "for each" construct for enumerating a set or sequence of items, without having to think about indices. I'm basically looking for a similar visual construct for a flow chart, to avoid wasting space with an explicit counter increment.

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Bryce Thomas Avatar asked Dec 14 '13 05:12

Bryce Thomas


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I had the same question and found the answer here.

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Ray Hulha Avatar answered Oct 11 '22 12:10

Ray Hulha


Sooo I know this topic is now 3 years old, but it might help others. I found a little trick to represent a "for each" loop in a UML flowchart. I don't think it is standart, though I find it quite instinctive.

Here it is :

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user21715 Avatar answered Oct 11 '22 12:10

user21715