Core JavaScript 1.5 Reference:Statements:while

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Contents 1 Summary 2 Syntax 3 Parameters 4 Examples 5 See also

[edit] Summary

Creates a loop that executes a specified statement as long as the test condition evaluates to true. The condition is evaluated before executing the statement.

Statement
Implemented in:	JavaScript 1.0, NES 2.0
ECMA version:	ECMA-262

[edit] Syntax

while (condition)
  statement

[edit] Parameters

condition 

An expression evaluated before each pass through the loop. If this condition evaluates to true, statement is executed. When condition evaluates to false, execution continues with the statement after the while loop.

statement 

A statement that is executed as long as the condition evaluates to true. To execute multiple statements within the loop, use a block statement ({ ... }) to group those statements.

[edit] Examples

The following while loop iterates as long as n is less than three.

n = 0;
x = 0;
while (n < 3) {
  n ++;
  x += n;
}

Each iteration, the loop increments n and adds it to x. Therefore, x and n take on the following values:

• After the first pass: n = 1 and x = 1
• After the second pass: n = 2 and x = 3
• After the third pass: n = 3 and x = 6

After completing the third pass, the condition n < 3 is no longer true, so the loop terminates.

[edit] See also

do...while, for