Java while loop
program
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Java while loop is used to execute
statement(s) until a condition holds true. In
this tutorial we will learn looping using Java
while loop examples. First of all lets discuss
while loop syntax:
while (condition(s)) {
// Body of loop
}
1. If the condition holds true then the body
of loop is executed, after execution of loop
body condition is tested again and if the
condition is true then body of loop is
executed again and the process repeats until
condition becomes false. Condition is
always evaluated to true or false and if it is a
constant, For example while (c) { …} where
c is a constant then any non zero value of c
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is considered true and zero is considered
false.
2. You can test multiple conditions such as
while ( a > b && c != 0) {
// Loop body
}
Loop body is executed till value of a is
greater than value of b and c is not equal to
zero.
3. Body of loop can contain more than one
statement. For multiple statements you
need to place them in a block using {} and if
body of loop contain only single statement
you can optionally use {}. It is
recommended to use braces always to make
your program easily readable and
understandable.
Java while loop example
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Following program asks the user to input an
integer and prints it until user enter 0
(zero).
import java.util.Scanner;
class WhileLoop {
public static void main(String[] args) {
int n;
Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.println("Input an integer");
while ((n = input.nextInt()) != 0) {
System.out.println("You entered " + n);
System.out.println("Input an integer");
}
System.out.println("Out of loop");
}
}
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Output of program:
Above program can be written in a more
compact way as follows:
// Java while loop user input
import java.util.Scanner;
class WhileLoop {
public static void main(String[] args) {
int n;
Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.println("Input an integer");
while ((n = input.nextInt()) != 0) {
System.out.println("You entered " + n);
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System.out.println("Input an integer");
}
}
}
Java while loop break program
Here we write above program but uses
break statement. The condition in while
loop here is always true so we test the user
input and if its is zero then we use break to
exit or come out of the loop.
import java.util.Scanner;
class BreakWhileLoop {
public static void main(String[] args) {
int n;
Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
while (true) {
System.out.println("Input an integer");
n = input.nextInt();
if (n == 0) {
break;
}
System.out.println("You entered " + n);
}
}
}
Java while loop break continue program
import java.util.Scanner;
class BreakContinueWhileLoop {
public static void main(String[] args) {
int n;
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Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
while (true) {
System.out.println("Input an integer");
n = input.nextInt();
if (n != 0) {
System.out.println("You entered " + n);
continue;
}
else {
break;
}
}
}
}
Whatever you can do with while loop can be
done with for and do while loop.
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