In Lua, the **`while`** keyword is used to repeat a piece of code given a certain condition. 

The syntax is as follows.

```
while(condition)
do
   -- code
end
```

The illustration below demonstrates how the `while` keyword works.

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## Code

The code below uses the `while` statement to print the numbers from $1$ to $10$.

i = 1
while(i <= 10)
do 
   print("number ", i)
   i = i + 1
end

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## Expected output
```
number 	1
number 	2
number 	3
number 	4
number 	5
number 	6
number 	7
number 	8
number 	9
number 10
```

## Explanation

The `while` statement in line $2$ causes the lines after it to be executed repeatedly until the value of `i` becomes greater than $10$. Consequently, all the values of `i` in the range $0$ to $10$ are printed.

How to use a while statement in Lua

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