Do-While Loop

Do-while-loops are loops with a similar behaviour to while-loops, with the main difference being that do-while loops run the statement once before starting evaluating its condition. Afterwards the statement is only run if the specified condition is met.

Syntax

do STATEMENT while (CONDITION);

Execution Schema

• Run STATEMENT (Only the first time).
• Check CONDITION, if it exists, before running the STATEMENT again. If CONDITION is false, then the loop will be stopped!
• Run STATEMENT if CONDITION was true.

Examples

// ✓ Simple loop
var var1: num = 0;
do {
  var1++; // This statement is evaluated once at the start even if the condition isn't met
} while (var1 >= 3);
call print(f"'var1' is now '{var1}'"); // -> 'var1' is now '1'

// ✓ Simple loop, where initially the condition isn't met but after the first run it becomes true
var var2: num = 0;
do {
  var2++;
} while (var2 > 0 && var2 <= 25)
call print(f"'var1' is now '{var2}'"); // -> 'var1' is now '26'

// X Infinite Loop - Avoid this, as it results in your program freezing/running forever
do {
  call print("An unnecessary print!");
} while (true)