Java while Keyword
Example
In the example below, the code in the loop will run, over and over again, as long as
a variable i
is less than 5:
int i = 0;
while (i < 5) {
System.out.println(i);
i++;
}
Definition and Usage
The while
loop loops through a block of code as long as a specified condition is true
.
Note: Do not forget to increase the variable used in the condition, otherwise the loop will never end!
More Examples
The do/while
loop is a variant of the while
loop. This loop will
execute the code block once, before checking if the condition is true, then it will
repeat the loop as long as the condition is true:
Related Pages
Read more about while loops in our Java While Loop Tutorial.