How many times does what execute? Plz break it down into steps. And explain.

Question

How many times will the following loop execute?
int x = 1;
while (x++ < 5)
{
if (x % 2 == 0)
x += 2;
}

Answer 1

First, x is equal to 1 which is smaller than 5, therefore the loop will execute. After comparing x to 5, it will be incremented and now has the value 2. The if-statement is true and x is set to 4. This is still smaller than 5 and the loop will be executed again. x is then incremented to 5 and the loop won't repeat again.

Answer 2

Thanks I understand, so because x will pass the limit the second time we try to execute the code, it won't because its 6.