When you decide to stop the loop, assuming that you are working with a
typical version of the Unix or Dos operating systems, you can
arrange for the input expression to return 0
, instead of the value
of cin
, thus stopping the while
loop, by typing the
appropriate keychord.
You are said to type a keychord whenever you hold down one key
while you press another. For example, if you are working with a
typical version of Unix, you tell the input operator to return
0
by holding down the control
key and pressing the
d
key, thereby typing the control-d
keychord.