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The while<\/code> loop is a control structure in Tipcontrol and similar to languages like C++,it is used to repeat a block of code as long as a specified condition evaluates to true. It is particularly useful when the number of iterations is not known beforehand and should be determined dynamically at runtime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Structure of a while<\/code> Loop<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Components<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Condition<\/strong>: An expression evaluated before each iteration of the loop. If the condition evaluates to\u00a0true<\/code>\u00a0(non-zero), the code block inside the loop is executed. If it evaluates to\u00a0false<\/code>\u00a0(zero), the loop terminates.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Code Block<\/strong>: The block of code that executes during each iteration while the condition is true. This block is enclosed in curly braces\u00a0{}<\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Simple Example<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

        counter = 1; \/\/ Initialization<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        \/\/ Loop while counter is less than or equal to 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        while (counter <= 5) {<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            lib.log(“Count: \u201c+ counter);<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            counter+=1; \/\/ Update the counter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        };<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Explanation<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Initialization<\/strong>:\u00a0counter = 1;<\/code>\u00a0initializes a counter variable.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Condition<\/strong>:\u00a0counter <= 5<\/code>\u00a0checks if the counter is less than or equal to 5.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Code Block<\/strong>: The statement\u00a0lib.log(\"Count: \u201c+ counter);<\/code>\u00a0is executed as long as the condition is true.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Update<\/strong>:\u00a0counter+=1<\/code>\u00a0increments the counter at the end of each iteration to eventually make the condition false and terminate the loop.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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