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Looping in C# - Part 2
By Xav

Following on from my other tutorial, http://forum.codecall.net/c-tutorial...looping-c.html, here we will discover the other three types of loop: while,foreach,do while.

The Foreach Loop
This loop is very useful, as it cycles through every object in an ObjectCollection. For every iteration of the loop, there is a local variable available which contains the current object. Here is the syntax:

foreach (*initialization* in *objectcollection*)
{
 //Code goes here.
} 

Here is an example of a foreach loop:

int numbers = {1,2,3,4,5};
foreach (int num in numbers)
{
 MessageBox.Show(num.ToString());
} 

The While/Do While Loop
The while loop executes until a certain condition is met. It takes the following syntax:

while (condition)
{
 //Code goes here.
} 

Here is an example (which in this case could easily be done using a for loop):

int x = 0;
while (x < 10)
{
 MessageBox.Show(x.ToString());
 x++;
} 

The Do While loop is similiar:

do
{
 //Code goes here.
} while (condition); 

For example:

int x = 0;
do
{
 MessageBox.Show(x.ToString());
 x++;
} while (x < 10) 

Differences between While and Do While
There is one main difference between the Do and Do While loops - the Do loop always executes at least once, as the condition is at the bottom, not the top. However, there is a chance that the Do While loop may never execute at all. Bear this in mind when writing your code.

Test yourself: Add some controls to a form. Write a program that cycles through all the controls, and displays the name of each one to the user in a message box. Hint: Use the Form.Controls[] ObjectCollection. Another hint: It's an object collection...

Hope this helps!
Xav

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