while

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Description

Description:

Repeats Code while condition is true. A part of while do construct.

Groups:

Program Flow

Syntax

Syntax:

while condition

Parameters:

condition: Code

Return Value:

While Type

Examples

Example 1:

while {a < b} do {a = a + 1};

Example 2:

A practical example: Repair all members of a group to such a level that they are able to stand up: { while {!canStand _x && alive _x} do { _x setDamage (damage _x - 0.01); }; } forEach units group unitname;

Additional Information

See also:

Control StructureswaitUntilfordo

Notes

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Notes

Posted on May 14, 2008

Kronzky

The boolean code that's used to evaluate the while condition can be preceded by code that executes a regular command.
while {_a =_a + 1; _a < 10} do {...}

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Posted on August 30, 2014 - 08:12 (UTC)

Killzone Kid

In non-scheduled environment, while do loop is limited to 10,000 iterations, after which it exits even if condition is still true. In scheduled environment no such limit exists.