Java™ How To Program (Early Objects), Tenth Edition

Representing a for Statement with an Equivalent while Statement

The for statement often can be represented with an equivalent while statement as follows:

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initialization;while (loopContinuationCondition){   statement   increment;}

In Section 5.8, we show a case in which a for statement cannot be represented with an equivalent while statement. Typically, for statements are used for counter-controlled repetition and while statements for sentinel-controlled repetition. However, while and for can each be used for either repetition type.