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Chapter 007 For Loop, For Each Loop, Java Break and Continue

The document discusses different types of for loops in Java. It explains the basic for loop syntax which includes an initialization statement, condition, and increment/decrement statement. An example prints numbers from 0 to 4 using a regular for loop. The document also covers the for-each loop for iterating through arrays and the break and continue statements that can be used within for loops to exit or skip iterations.

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Chapter 007 For Loop, For Each Loop, Java Break and Continue

The document discusses different types of for loops in Java. It explains the basic for loop syntax which includes an initialization statement, condition, and increment/decrement statement. An example prints numbers from 0 to 4 using a regular for loop. The document also covers the for-each loop for iterating through arrays and the break and continue statements that can be used within for loops to exit or skip iterations.

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Java For Loop

When you know exactly how many times you want to loop through a block of
code, use the for loop instead of a while loop:

Syntax
for (statement 1; statement 2; statement 3) {

// code block to be executed

Statement 1 is executed (one time) before the execution of the code block.

Statement 2 defines the condition for executing the code block.

Statement 3 is executed (every time) after the code block has been
executed.

The example below will print the numbers 0 to 4:

Example
for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {

System.out.println(i);

Example explained
Statement 1 sets a variable before the loop starts (int i = 0).

Statement 2 defines the condition for the loop to run (i must be less than 5). If
the condition is true, the loop will start over again, if it is false, the loop will
end.

Statement 3 increases a value (i++) each time the code block in the loop has
been executed.

Another Example
This example will only print even values between 0 and 10:
Example
for (int i = 0; i <= 10; i = i + 2) {

System.out.println(i);

Java For Each Loop


For-Each Loop
There is also a "for-each" loop, which is used exclusively to loop through
elements in an array:

Syntax
for (type variableName : arrayName) {

// code block to be executed

The following example outputs all elements in the cars array, using a "for-
each" loop:

Example
String[] cars = {"Volvo", "BMW", "Ford", "Mazda"};

for (String i : cars) {

System.out.println(i);

Note: Don't worry if you don't understand the example above. You will learn more
about Arrays in the Java Arrays chapter.
Java For Break and Continue
Java For Break
You have already seen the break statement used in an earlier chapter of this
tutorial. It was used to "jump out" of a switch statement.

The break statement can also be used to jump out of a loop.

This example stops the loop when i is equal to 4:

Example
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {

if (i == 4) {

break;

System.out.println(i);

Java For Continue


The continue statement breaks one iteration (in the loop), if a specified
condition occurs, and continues with the next iteration in the loop.

This example skips the value of 4:

Example
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {

if (i == 4) {

continue;

System.out.println(i);

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