Java Illuminated, 5th Edition

6.10 Count-Controlled Loops Using for

Before the loop begins, if we know the number of times the loop body should execute, we can use a count-controlled loop. The for loop is designed for count-controlled loops, that is, when the number of iterations is determined before the loop begins.

6.10.1 Basic Structure of for Loops

The for loop has this syntax:

for ( initialization; loop condition; loop update )
{
       // loop body
}

COMMON ERROR TRAP

Be sure to use semicolons, rather than commas, to separate the statements in a for loop header.

Notice that the initialization, loop condition, and loop update in the for loop header are separated by semicolons (not commas). Notice also that there is no semicolon after the closing parenthesis in the ...