WHILE ... END WHILE

WHILE … END WHILE

WHILE is a compound statement used to perform loops. The code within a WHILE statement will repeat while the given condition is true. If the given condition is false the first time the inner sentences are never executed.

Syntax

 WHILE expression
    sentences
 END WHILE

or

 WHILE expression
    sentences
 WEND

The first form is preferred.

Examples

While a < b
   Let a = a + 1
   Poke a, 0
End While

An infinite loop:

While 1
  REM An infinite loop. This will issue a warning
  Print "Hello world!"
End While

Note: For infinite loops use DO … LOOP

Remarks

• This statement does not exist in Sinclair Basic.
• WHILE can also be used with DO … LOOP.

See Also

• IF … END IF
• DO … LOOP
• FOR … NEXT
• EXIT
• CONTINUE