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Looping is commonly used to perform an action while a counter variable is less than a
specified value. At the end of each loop, the counter is incremented until the specified value is
reached. At that point, the condition is no longer true, and the loop ends.
The curly braces ({}) used to enclose the block of statements to be executed by the while
statement are not necessary if only one statement will execute.
Parameters
condition:Boolean - An expression that evaluates to true or false.
Example
In the following example, the while statement is used to test an expression. When the value
of i is less than 20, the value of i is traced. When the condition is no longer true, the loop
exits.
var i:Number = 0;
while (i < 20) {
trace(i);
i += 3;
}
The following result is displayed in the Output panel.
0
3
6
9
12
15
18
See also
continue statement
with statement
with (object:Object) { statement(s); }
Lets you specify an object (such as a movie clip) with the object parameter and evaluate
expressions and actions inside that object with the statement(s) parameter. This prevents
you from having to repeatedly write the object's name or the path to the object.
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