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Programming Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

You're reading from   Programming Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Build customized business applications with the latest tools in Dynamics 365 Business Central

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789137798
Length 536 pages
Edition 6th Edition
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Christopher D. Studebaker Christopher D. Studebaker
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David Studebaker David Studebaker
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Marije Brummel Marije Brummel
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Preface 1. Introduction to Business Central FREE CHAPTER 2. Tables 3. Data Types and Fields 4. Pages - The Interactive Interface 5. Queries and Reports 6. Introduction to AL 7. Intermediate AL 8. Advanced AL Development Tools 9. Successful Conclusions 10. Assessments 11. Other Books You May Enjoy

WHILE-DO

A WHILE-DO control structure allows us to create a repetitive code loop that will DO (execute) a block of code WHILE a specific conditional expression evaluates to TRUE. WHILE-DO is different from REPEAT-UNTIL, both because it may need a BEGIN-END structure to define the block of code to be executed repetitively (REPEAT-UNTIL does not), and because it has different timings for the evaluation of the exit condition.

The syntax of the WHILE-DO control structure is as follows:

WHILE <Condition> DO <Statement> 

The Condition can be any Boolean expression that evaluates to TRUE or FALSE. The Statement can be simple or the most complex compound BEGIN-END statement. Most WHILE-DO loops will be based on a BEGIN-END block of code. The Condition will be evaluated at the beginning of the loop. When it evaluates to FALSE, the loop will terminate. Thus, a WHILE-DO loop can be exited without processing.

A WHILE-DO structure to process data in the 10-element array CustSales ...

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