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| First part of while construct. |= Description
| Repeats [[Code]] while condition is [[true]]. A part of [[while]] [[do]] construct. |Description=
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| '''while''' condition |= Syntax
| '''while''' condition |Syntax=


|p1= condition: [[String]] |= Parameter 1
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| [[While Type]] |= Return value
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||x1= <code>while {x<10} [[do]] {x<nowiki>=</nowiki>x+1} </code>|= Example 1
|x1= <code>[[while]] {a < b} [[do]] {a = a + 1};</code>
 
|x2= A practical example: Repair all members of a group to such a level that they are able to stand up: <code>{
||x2=A more practical example: To repair all the members of a group to such a level that they are all able to stand up: <code><nowiki>{</nowiki>while <nowiki>{</nowiki>([[not]] [[canStand]] _x) and [[alive]] _x)<nowiki>}</nowiki> [[do]] <nowiki>{</nowiki>_x [[setDammage]] ([[getDammage]] _x) - 0.01<nowiki>}}</nowiki>[[forEach]] units  
    [[while]] {![[canStand]] [[Magic Variables|_x]] && [[alive]] [[Magic Variables|_x]]} [[do]] {
[[group]] unitname </code> |= Example 2
        [[Magic Variables|_x]] [[setDamage]] ([[damage]] [[Magic Variables|_x]] - 0.01);
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} [[forEach]] [[units]] [[group]] unitname;</code> |Example 2=
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| [[Control Structures]], [[waitUntil]], [[for]], [[do]] |See also=
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<dd class="notedate">Posted on May 14, 2008
<dt class="note">[[User:Kronzky|Kronzky]]
<dd class="note">The boolean code that's used to evaluate the while condition can be preceded by code that executes a regular command.<br>
<code>[[while]] {_a =_a + 1; _a < 10} [[do]] {...}</code>
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<dd class="notedate">Posted on August 30, 2014 - 08:12 (UTC)</dd>
<dt class="note">[[User:Killzone Kid|Killzone Kid]]</dt>
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In [[Scheduler#Unscheduled_Environment|non-scheduled environment]], [[while]] [[do]] loop is limited to 10,000 iterations, after which it exits even if condition is still [[true]]. In [[Scheduler#Unscheduled_Environment|scheduled environment]] no such limit exists.
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Revision as of 18:59, 10 January 2020

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Description

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