C# Loops [Beginner Level Tutorial]

Pulser · 2010-10-21T03:27:58+00:00

[color=#FF4500]C# Loops What Is It: A loop basically "loops" through a block of code until a condition is met or a preset number is reached. A loop can be used to constantly check a value or do something over and over! Getting started In For Loops: If you want something to execute 10 times you would use the number "10", however, the number will only "technically" reach 9. If you want a code to execute 9 times, you will use 10 - 1. To begin a for loop, insert the following into a new button: for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) { MessageBox.Show("This is a loop" + " " + "The Number of times executed is:" + " " + i); } [color=#87CEFA] The first line begins the for loop. Inside of the brackets is the condition. It says as long as the integer "i" is less than 10 it will "i++" (says to add one each time you round the loop.) The second line, inside of the curly brackets is the code that is being looped. So, in this case it is going to pop up a messagebox as well as the number of times the code has b

motormal
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Dec 15, 2011 03:43 PM

I've written a tutorial on this topic with plenty of examples and a step-by-step explanation of what happens in a "for" loop as it executes. I also talk about some alternatives to looping in general (like LINQ). The article is here:
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