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2022-05-18T01:32:09Z

LPopoca: Added new when to use for loops and how to create them. Added the nested for loop example. Added outputs in text.

<c>for</c> is a [[:Category:Keywords|keyword]] used to loop over a sequence (i.e. a [[list]], [[map]], or [[string]]).

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== When to use for loops ==
A for loop is used when you want to repeat a block of code a fixed number of times.
For loops in Miniscript utilize the for each construct.
Instead of initializing a counter in the for loop statement the for each construct iterates a variable
over a sequence, this mitigates the risk of creating an off by one error.

== How to create for loops ==
For loops are created with the <c>for</c> keyword followed by ''element'' <c>in</c> ''sequence''.
For loops are closed off with an <c>end for</c> keyword statement.
All code that is to be repeated must be indented in between the <c>for</c> and <c> end for</c> statements.

== Iterate over a range of numbers ==
=== Example ===
<ms>
for i in range(1,3)
print i
end for
</ms>
----
'''outputs:'''

1

2

3

== Iterate over a list ==
=== Example ===
<ms>
words = ["hello", "MiniScript", "wiki"]
for word in words
print word
end for
</ms>
----
'''outputs:'''

hello

MiniScript

wiki

== Nested For Loops ==
For loops can be nest inside one another the inner most loop will loop through all its iterations for every iteration the its outer loop has.
=== Example ===
<ms>
for i in range(1,2)
for j in range(3,4)
print val(i) + " + " + val(j) + " = " + val(i+j)
end for
end for
</ms>
----
'''outputs:'''

1 + 3 = 4

1 + 4 = 5

2 + 3 = 5

2 + 4 = 6

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2022-05-08T01:06:15Z

LPopoca: Created an example for iterating over a range of numbers and an example of iterating over a list.

<c>for</c> is a [[:Category:Keywords|keyword]] used to loop over a sequence (i.e. a [[list]], [[map]], or [[string]]).

[[Category:Language]]
[[Category:Keywords]]

== Example ==
Iterate over a range of numbers
<ms>
for i in range(1,10)
print i
end for
</ms>

== Example ==
Iterate over a list
<ms>
words = ["hello", "MiniScript", "wiki"]
for word in words
print word
end for
</ms>

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