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Iterating / Loops

Iterating / Loops

Often when you write code, you want the same block of code to run
over and over again in a row. Instead of adding several almost equal code-lines
in a script, we can use loops to perform a task like this.
In PHP, we have the following looping statements:

 while - loops through a block of code as long as the specified condition is


true
 do...while - loops through a block of code once, and then repeats the loop as
long as the specified condition is true
 for - loops through a block of code a specified number of times
 foreach - loops through a block of code for each element in an array
The PHP while Loop

The while loop executes a block of code as long


as the specified condition is true.

Syntax

while (condition is true) {


code to be executed;
}
The PHP while Loop

Example:
<?php
$x = 1;
while($x <= 5) {
echo "The number is: $x <br>";
$x++;
}
?>
The PHP do...while Loop

The do...while loop will always execute the block


of code once, it will then check the condition, and repeat
the loop while the specified condition is true.
Syntax
do {
code to be executed;
} while (condition is true);
The PHP do...while Loop

Example:
<?php
$x = 1;

do {
echo "The number is: $x <br>";
$x++;
} while ($x <= 5);
?>
The PHP for Loop

The for loop is used when you know in advance


how many times the script should run.
Syntax
for (init counter; test counter; increment counter) {
code to be executed;
}
The PHP for Loop

Parameters:

init counter: Initialize the loop counter value

test counter: Evaluated for each loop iteration. If it evaluates to


TRUE, the loop continues. If it evaluates to FALSE, the loop
ends.

increment counter: Increases the loop counter value


The PHP for Loop

Example
<?php
for ($x = 0; $x <= 10; $x++) {
echo "The number is: $x <br>";
}
?>
The PHP foreach Loop

The foreach loop works only on arrays, and is


used to loop through each key/value pair in an array.
Syntax
foreach ($array as $value) {
code to be executed;
}
The PHP foreach Loop

Example
<?php
$array = array( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5);
foreach( $array as $x )
{
echo "The number is $x <br />"; }
?>

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