January 2003
Beginner to intermediate
1200 pages
23h 42m
English
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Creating while Loop Statements
There are other loops besides the for loop in JavaScript, such as the while loop. The while loop tests a condition each time the loop is executed. If the condition is true, it executes the code in the loop. Here's what this loop looks like in outline:
while (condition){ code }
For example, here's how you write the example we used in the discussion of for loops as a while loop:
Listing . ch06_09.html
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>
Using the while Statement
</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<CENTER>
<H1>
Using the while Statement
</H1>
</CENTER>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE = "JavaScript">
var loopIndex = 0
while(loopIndex < 10){
loopIndex++
document.writeln("The loop index value is " +
loopIndex + "<BR>")
}
</SCRIPT>
</BODY>
</HTML>
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