Introduction to Loops

If we look at the table printing program, we’ll notice that we’re repeating a similar kind of instruction with some changes in each instruction. Instead of writing the same instruction repeatedly, we can avoid rewriting the code using repetition statements.

To repeat a piece of code (set of statements), almost every programming language offers loops. Using loops, our work becomes a lot easier and more manageable.

We will learn about two types of loops, the while loop and the for loop.

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The while loop

The syntax of the while loop is as follows: