Choice of loops in C: Are the three loops exclusive or replaceable for a task

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#include<stdio.h>
#include<cs50.h>
int main(void) {
int h;
do {
h = get_int("h");
}
while (h < 0 || h > 8);
}

In the above example, there is a reason to opt for do-while loop after going through this description: In a do…while loop, the condition is always executed after the body of a loop. It is also called an exit-controlled loop.(www.guru99.com/c-loop-statement.html). However, I find more compelling to opt for while loop after reading the description: In while loop, a condition is evaluated before processing a body of the loop. If a condition is true then and only then the body of a loop is executed. Is while loop not used because if someone enters say 9, the loop will terminate?

Now, coming to the next part to print a square of height and width n (before opting for right aligning with dots problem), the CS50 tutorial suggests using for loop:

“Just as Scratch has a Repeat block, so does C have a for loop, via which you can iterate some number times. Perhaps on each iteration, i, you could print that many hashes?…”

I find the above statement confusing as is it not that the purpose of all the three loops (do-while, while, for) is iterating number of times.

My query is can the above task of printing square be done using do-while loop? Is it that any operation in C can be done by choosing any of the three loops or there are certain operations that can be done by a specific loop. I mean are there operations that can be done by for loop exclusively (not possible by other two loops, do-while, while loop).

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