Loops

A loop is a sequence of instructions that is repeated until a certain condition is reached.

Examples

# Single line for loop
var result = 1
for (i = 1 to 6 step 1) -> var result = result * i
print(result)  # 120

# Multi line for loop
var result = 1
for (i = 1 to 6 step 1) {
    var result = result * i
}
print(result)  # 120

# Single line while loop
var i = 1000
while (i > 0) -> var i = i - 1
print(i)  # 0

# Multi line while loop
var i = 1000
while (i > 0) {
    var i = i - 1
}
print(i)  # 0

For Loops

for loops are used to loop through a block of code a number of times

var count = 0
for (i = 1 to 6 step 1) -> var count = count + 1
print(count)  # 5

In this example, i starts out at 1 and the loop will stop before i is 6. Every time the code block is executed i gets incremented by 1. The loop will execute 5 times: when i is 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

While Loops

while loops are used to loop through a block of code while a specified condition is true

var i = 0
while (i < 6) -> var i = i + 1
print(i)  # 6

In this example, i starts out at 0 and the loop will stop when i is smaller than 6 Every time the code block is executed i gets incremented by 1. The loop will execute 6 times: when i is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Break & Continue

The break statement breaks the loop and continues executing the code after the loop (if any) The continue statement breaks one iteration in the loop, and continues with the next iteration in the loop.