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Introduction to Programming

You're reading from   Introduction to Programming Learn to program in Java with data structures, algorithms, and logic

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788839129
Length 722 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Nick Samoylov Nick Samoylov
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Table of Contents (21) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Java Virtual Machine (JVM) on Your Computer FREE CHAPTER 2. Java Language Basics 3. Your Development Environment Setup 4. Your First Java Project 5. Java Language Elements and Types 6. Interfaces, Classes, and Object Construction 7. Packages and Accessibility (Visibility) 8. Object-Oriented Design (OOD) Principles 9. Operators, Expressions, and Statements 10. Control Flow Statements 11. JVM Processes and Garbage Collection 12. Java Standard and External Libraries 13. Java Collections 14. Managing Collections and Arrays 15. Managing Objects, Strings, Time, and Random Numbers 16. Database Programming 17. Lambda Expressions and Functional Programming 18. Streams and Pipelines 19. Reactive Systems 20. Other Books You May Enjoy

Iteration statements

Iteration statements are as fundamental for Java programming as selection statements. There is a good chance you will see and use them very often, too. Each iteration statement can be one of three forms: while, do...while, or for.

while

The while statement executes a Boolean expression and a statement or a block repeatedly until the value of the expression evaluates as false:

while (Boolean expression){
//do something
}

There are two things to note:

  • Braces {} are not necessary when only one statement has to be repeatedly executed, but are recommended for consistency and better code understanding
  • The statement may not be executed at all (when the very first expression evaluation returns false)

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