Convert if statements to for loop?

Question

I've written a function in mikroC that scan the pressed key in a 4x4 keypad

void scan_key()
{
    PORTB = 0B11111110;
    if ( PORTB == 0b11101110){
        Row = 1;
        Column = 1;
        return;
    }
    if ( PORTB == 0b11011110){
        Row = 2;
        Column = 1;
        return;
    }
    if ( PORTB == 0b10111110){
        Row = 3;
        Column = 1;
        return;
    }
    if ( PORTB == 0b01111110){
        Row = 4;
        Column = 1;
        return;
    }

    PORTB = 0B11111101;
    if ( PORTB == 0b11101101){
        Row = 1;
        Column = 2;
        return;
    }
    if ( PORTB == 0b11011101){
        Row = 2;
        Column = 2;
        return;
    }
    if ( PORTB == 0b10111101){
        Row = 3;
        Column = 2;
        return;
    }
    if ( PORTB == 0b01111101){
        Row = 4;
        Column = 2;
        return;
    }

    PORTB = 0B11111011;
    if ( PORTB == 0b11101011){
        Row = 1;
        Column = 3;
        return;
    }
    if ( PORTB == 0b11011011){
        Row = 2;
        Column = 3;
        return;
    }
    if ( PORTB == 0b10111011){
        Row = 3;
        Column = 3;
        return;
    }
    if ( PORTB == 0b01111011){
        Row = 4;
        Column = 3;
        return;
    }

    PORTB = 0B11110111;
    if ( PORTB == 0b11100111){
        Row = 1;
        Column = 4;
        return;
    }
    if ( PORTB == 0b11010111){
        Row = 2;
        Column = 4;
        return;
    }
    if ( PORTB == 0b10110111){
        Row = 3;
        Column = 4;
        return;
    }
    if ( PORTB == 0b01110111){
        Row = 4;
        Column = 4;
        return;
    }

    PORTB = 0B11110000;
}

Is there a way to convert this algorithm into a loop?

Answer 1

Yes. (At least assuming you don't actually mean to have those assignments before each block of ifs. I assume they were there for testing? otherwise your code doesn't make sense.)

At the very least, you can put each of the binary values into an array, and construct a loop like this:

int portValue[4][4] = {{0b11101110, 0b11011110, 0b10111110, 0b01111110}, {//...Rest of values here }}

int loop_col = 0;
int loop_row = 0;

for (loop_col = 0; loop_col < 4; loop_col++){
    for (loop_row = 0; loop_row < 4; loop_row++){
         if ( PORTB == portValue[loop_col][loop_row]){
             Row = loop_row + 1;
             Column = loop_col + 1;
             return;
         }
    }
}