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do Loops
A do loop, sometimes also referred to as a do...while loop, is very similar to a while
loop, with the exception that a do loop will always execute the body of the loop at least
once.  In a while loop, if the condition is false from the start, the body of the loop will never
execute.

You might want to use a do loop if you know that the code will only execute in response to a
user prompt for data. In this scenario, you know that the application will need to process at
least one piece of data, and can therefore use a do loop.

The following code example shows the use of a do loop.

do Loop

string response;

do
{
cout << "Enter menu choice " << endl << "More" << endl << "Quit"
<< endl;
cin >> response;

// Process the data.

} while (response != "Quit");

A couple of aspects to note about this loop.  First of all, the  response variable is declared
outside of the loop.  This is important due to scope resolution requirements.  If you declare
the variable inside the loop, then the while(response != "Quit") portion will not "see"
the response variable.
Second, note that in comparison with the while loop, the prompt only needs to be placed
inside the loop body and is not required ahead of the loop.  This is possible because the do
loop executes the contents of the loop at least once due to the condition check being at the
end of the loop.

Third, notice the semicolon at the end of the loop.  This is required in the do loop and not in
the while or for loop.

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