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Kieran Corcoran
11,188 PointsJavaScript do and While loops
Hi,
Would someone be able to give me a better example of why I would use a do loop? I understand the condition run's once but cannot think of an example why I would use this over a while loop.
Thanks
2 Answers
Kieran Corcoran
11,188 PointsHi,
Thank you for your answers.
I think I am making certain things more complex than they need to be and end up completely confusing myself.
Many Thanks
Steven Parker
231,898 PointsJulien's example seems valid, but to put it a more generic way the factor that would most influence the choice of loop type is the order of performance and testing.
In a do loop, the repeatable code is performed before the test is made to repeat it or not (thus guaranteeing at least one run).
In other loop types the test is made first and then the repeatable code is performed only if the test passed.
Julien riera
14,665 PointsJulien riera
14,665 PointsHello Kieran,
Don't know if it's the most obvious kind of example but consider this :
You get to a website which asks you for credentials via a prompt (yeah I know...). For this prompt - or whatever - to show at least once you could use a do ... while loop. It appears once, and goes on until you fill the whole form as expected. If you don't, the prompt shows over and over again, forbidding you to go further.
Hope my example isn't moronic !