VB.
Net - Loops
There may be a situation when you need to execute a block of code several number of times. In
general, statements are executed sequentially: The first statement in a function is executed first,
followed by the second, and so on.
Programming languages provide various control structures that allow for more complicated
execution paths.
A loop statement allows us to execute a statement or group of statements multiple times and
following is the general form of a loop statement in most of the programming languages −
VB.Net provides following types of loops to handle looping requirements. Click the following links
to check their details.
Loop Type Description
It repeats the enclosed block of statements while a Boolean
Do Loop condition is True or until the condition becomes True. It could be
terminated at any time with the Exit Do statement.
It repeats a group of statements a specified number of times and
For...Next a loop index counts the number of loop iterations as the loop
executes.
For Each...Next
It repeats a group of statements for each element in a collection.
This loop is used for accessing and manipulating all elements in
an array or a VB.Net collection.
It executes a series of statements as long as a given condition is
While... End While
True.
It is not exactly a looping construct. It executes a series of
With... End With
statements that repeatedly refer to a single object or structure.
You can use one or more loops inside any another While, For or
Nested loops
Do loop.
Loop Control Statements
Loop control statements change execution from its normal sequence. When execution leaves a
scope, all automatic objects that were created in that scope are destroyed.
VB.Net provides the following control statements. Click the following links to check their details.
Control Statement Description
Terminates the loop or select case statement and transfers
Exit statement execution to the statement immediately following the loop or
select case.
Causes the loop to skip the remainder of its body and
Continue statement
immediately retest its condition prior to reiterating.
Transfers control to the labeled statement. Though it is not
GoTo statement
advised to use GoTo statement in your program.
