How to quit loop when requirement is met in C - c

Question

I have made a while loop and it works partly. I want the code to stop when the values entered are under the parameter, but it keeps going regardless of the output. Here is my code:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <ctype.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <math.h>
#include <time.h>
int main()
{
// defining variables until "till here" comment
int i;
int rollDice;
int firInp;
int secInp;
srand (time(NULL)); // seeding rand so that we get different values every time
// till here
while(rollDice > 0)
{
printf("Enter the amount of faces you want your dice to have (MAX=24, MIN=1): "); // prints the message
scanf("%d", &firInp); // user input stored into firInp
printf("Enter the amount of throws you want(MAX=499, MIN=1): "); // this message is printed after the users first input
scanf("%d", &secInp); // user input stored into secInp
if (((firInp < 25)&&(firInp > 1))&&((secInp < 500)&&(secInp > 1))){ // if statement to check parameters
for(i = 0; i < secInp; i++){
rollDice = (rand()%firInp) + 1;
printf("%d \n", rollDice);
}
}
else{
printf("Sorry, these numbers don't meet the parameters\nPlease enter a number in the right parameters.\n");
}
}
return 0;
}
I'm new to C btw.
edit: I want the loop to continue if the user input is more than 24, 499 respectively.

Answer 1

What you're doing is wrong. Variable rollDice is for storing the values of the outcomes rather than doing a condition check. It will have random values and since the values on the dice can't be negative or zero it may not exit the while loop. I don't know what will rand() will produce so I'm just assuming.
The range for rand() is [0,RAND_MAX), including zero and excluding RAND_MAX. But because of this expression (rand()%firInp) + 1 , you're adding one to it. So it will never become Zero.
You can use a flag variable and set it to 1. When the if conditions are met, you can set the flag to 0. It will exit the while loop.
Corrected code :-
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <ctype.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <math.h>
#include <time.h>
int main()
{
// defining variables until "till here" comment
int i;
int rollDice;
int firInp;
int secInp;
int flag = 1;
srand (time(NULL)); // seeding rand so that we get different values every time
// till here
while(flag)
{
printf("Enter the amount of faces you want your dice to have (MAX=24, MIN=1): "); // prints the message
scanf("%d", &firInp); // user input stored into firInp
printf("Enter the amount of throws you want(MAX=499, MIN=1): "); // this message is printed after the users first input
scanf("%d", &secInp); // user input stored into secInp
if (((firInp < 25)&&(firInp > 1))&&((secInp < 500)&&(secInp > 1))){ // if statement to check parameters
for(i = 0; i < secInp; i++){
rollDice = ((rand() + 1)%firInp);
printf("%d \n", rollDice);
}
flag = 0;
}
else{
printf("Sorry, these numbers don't meet the parameters\nPlease enter a number in the right parameters.\n");
}
}
return 0;
}
EDIT :-
Also, division with 0 is undefined. rand() can attain value 0. You should add 1 to rand() rather than adding to whole modulus. It can create an error if the rand() will give 0 as an output.