Loops

In this course, you will learn how to use for and while loops to execute blocks of code multiple times.

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Key Concepts

Review core concepts you need to learn to master this subject

While Loop

Reverse Loop

Do…While Statement

For Loop

Looping Through Arrays

Break Keyword

Nested For Loop

Loops

While Loop

while (condition) {
  // code block to be executed
}

let i = 0;

while (i < 5) {        
  console.log(i);
  i++;
}

The while loop creates a loop that is executed as long as a specified condition evaluates to true. The loop will continue to run until the condition evaluates to false. The condition is specified before the loop, and usually, some variable is incremented or altered in the while loop body to determine when the loop should stop.

Loops

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Loops
A loop is a programming tool that repeats a set of instructions until a specified condition, called a stopping condition is reached. As a programmer, you’ll find that you rely on loops all the …
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Repeating Tasks Manually
Before we write our own loops let’s take a moment to develop an appreciation for loops. The best way to do that is by showing you how cumbersome it would be if a repeated task required you to type …
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The For Loop
Instead of writing out the same code over and over, loops allow us to tell computers to repeat a given block of code on its own. One way to give computers these instructions is with a [for loop](ht…
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Looping in Reverse
What if we want the for loop to log 3, 2, 1, and then 0? With simple modifications to the expressions, we can make our loop run backward! To run a [backward for loop](https://www.codecademy.com/re…
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Looping through Arrays
for loops are very handy for iterating over data structures. For example, we can use a for loop to perform the same operation on each element on an array. [Arrays](https://www.codecademy.com/resour…
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Nested Loops
When we have a loop running inside another loop, we call that a nested loop. One use for a nested for loop is to compare the elements in two arrays. For each round of the outer for loop, the inne…
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The While Loop
You’re doing great! We’re going to teach you about a different type of loop: the while loop. To start, let’s convert a…
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Do...While Statements
In some cases, you want a piece of code to run at least once and then loop based on a specific condition after its initial run. This is where the do…while statement comes in. A [do…while](htt…
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The break Keyword
Imagine we’re looking to adopt a dog. We plan to go to the shelter every day for a year and then give up. But what if we meet our dream dog on day 65? We don’t want to keep going to the shelter for…
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Review
Great job! In this lesson, we learned how to write cleaner code with loops. You now know: - Loops perform repetitive actions so we don’t have to code that process manually every time. - How to wri…
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