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JavaScript - For Loop
The JavaScript for loop is used to execute a block of code repeteatedly, until a specified condition
evaluates to false. It can be used for iteration if the number of iteration is fixed and known.
The JavaScript loops are used to execute the particular block of code repeatedly. The 'for' loop is the
most compact form of looping. It includes the following three important parts
Initialization − The loop initialization expression is where we initialize our counter to a
starting value. The initialization statement is executed before the loop begins.
Condition − The condition expression which will test if a given condition is true or not. If the
condition is true, then the code given inside the loop will be executed. Otherwise, the control
will come out of the loop.
Iteration − The iteration expression is where you can increase or decrease your counter.
You can put all the three parts in a single line separated by semicolons.
Flow Chart
The flow chart of a for loop in JavaScript would be as follows −
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Syntax
The syntax of for loop is JavaScript is as follows −
for (initialization; condition; iteration) {
Statement(s) to be executed if condition is true
}
Above all 3 statements are optional.
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Examples
Try the following examples to learn how a for loop works in JavaScript.
Example: Executing a code block repeatedly
In the example below, we used the for loop to print the output's updated value of the 'count' variable. In
each iteration of the loop, we increment the value of 'count' by 1 and print in the output.
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<html>
<head>
<title> JavaScript - for loop </title>
</head>
<body>
<p id = "output"> </p>
<script>
const output = document.getElementById("output");
output.innerHTML = "Starting Loop <br>";
let count;
for (let count = 0; count < 10; count++) {
output.innerHTML += "Current Count : " + count + "<br/>";
}
output.innerHTML += "Loop stopped!";
</script>
</body>
</html>
Output
Starting Loop
Current Count : 0
Current Count : 1
Current Count : 2
Current Count : 3
Current Count : 4
Current Count : 5
Current Count : 6
Current Count : 7
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Current Count : 8
Current Count : 9
Loop stopped!
Example: Initialization is optional
The below code demonstrates that the first statement is optional in the for loop. You can also
initialize the variable outside the loop and use it with the loop.
Whenever you need to use the looping variable, even after the execution of the loop is completed, you
can initialize a variable in the parent scope of the loop, as we have done in the below code. We also
print the value of p outside the loop.
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<html>
<head>
<title> Initialization is optional in for loop </title>
</head>
<body>
<p id = "output"> </p>
<script>
let output = document.getElementById("output");
var p = 0;
for (; p < 5; p++) {
output.innerHTML += "P -> " + p + "<br/>";
}
output.innerHTML += "Outside the loop! <br>";
output.innerHTML += "P -> " + p + "<br/>";
</script>
</body>
</html>
Output
P -> 0
P -> 1
P -> 2
P -> 3
P -> 4
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Outside the loop!
P -> 5
Example: Conditional statement is optional
The below code demonstrates that the conditional statement in the for loop is optional. However, if
you don't write any condition, it will make infinite iterations. So, you can use the 'break' keyword with
the for loop to stop the execution of the loop, as we have done in the below code.
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<html>
<head>
<title> Conditional statement is optional in for loop </title>
</head>
<body>
<p id = "output"> </p>
<script>
let output = document.getElementById("output");
let arr = [10, 3, 76, 23, 890, 123, 54]
var p = 0;
for (; ; p++) {
if (p >= arr.length) {
break;
}
output.innerHTML += "arr[" + p + "] -> " + arr[p] + "
<br/>";
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
Output
arr[0] -> 10
arr[1] -> 3
arr[2] -> 76
arr[3] -> 23
arr[4] -> 890
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arr[5] -> 123
arr[6] -> 54
Example: Iteration statement is optional
In the for loop, the third statement is also optional and is used to increment the iterative variable. The
alternative solution is that we can update the iterative variable inside the loop body.
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<html>
<head>
<title> Iteration statement is optional </title>
</head>
<body>
<p id = "output"> </p>
<script>
let output = document.getElementById("output");
let str = "Tutorialspoint";
var p = 0;
for (; ;) {
if (p >= str.length) {
break;
}
output.innerHTML += "str[" + p + "] -> " + str[p] + "
<br/>";
p++;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
Output
str[0] -> T
str[1] -> u
str[2] -> t
str[3] -> o
str[4] -> r
str[5] -> i
str[6] -> a
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str[7] -> l
str[8] -> s
str[9] -> p
str[10] -> o
str[11] -> i
str[12] -> n
str[13] -> t
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