while-loops
Learn how while-loops differ from for-loops. Learn when to use each loop and the advantages of each.
While-loops
While-loops are another tool in our toolbelt. They’re used less frequently than for-loops.
Let’s see how to do the same thing we did in the previous lesson with a while-loop. We want to log the numbers 0 - 9 to the console.
Structure
While-loops have a different structure.
while(/*condition*/) {
// body
}
They take in only one piece of information, the condition. We have to do the other parts ourselves. To make this while loop equivalent to our for-loop from the previous lesson:
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