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You may obtain a copy of + * the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 . +--> + +<meta> + <topic id="textsbasicshared03090202xml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH"> + <title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">For...Next Statement</title> + <filename>/text/sbasic/shared/03090202.xhp</filename> + </topic> +</meta> + +<body> + + +<section id="fornext"> +<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3149205"> + <bookmark_value>For statement</bookmark_value> + <bookmark_value>For Each statement</bookmark_value> + <bookmark_value>In keyword</bookmark_value> + <bookmark_value>Next keyword</bookmark_value> + <bookmark_value>Step keyword</bookmark_value> + <bookmark_value>To keyword</bookmark_value> + <bookmark_value>Step keyword</bookmark_value> +</bookmark> + + +<h1 id="hd_id3149205" xml-lang="en-US"><link href="text/sbasic/shared/03090202.xhp" name="For...Next Statement">For...Next Statement</link></h1> + <paragraph id="par_id3143267" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Repeats the statements between the <literal>For...Next</literal> block a specified number of times.</paragraph> +</section> + +<h2 id="hd_id3156153" xml-lang="en-US">Syntax:</h2> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id491585753339474"> + <image src="media/helpimg/sbasic/For-Next_statement.svg" id="img_id4156296484514"><alt xml-lang="en-US" id="alt_id15152796484514">For Statement diagram</alt></image> +</paragraph> +<bascode> +<paragraph id="par_id3148473" role="bascode" localize="false">For counter=start To end [Step step]</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_id3156024" role="bascode" xml-lang="en-US"> statement-block</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_id3146796" role="bascode" localize="false"> [Exit For]</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_id3159414" role="bascode" xml-lang="en-US"> statement-block</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_id3153897" role="bascode" localize="false">Next [counter]</paragraph> +</bascode> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id491585653339474"> + <image src="media/helpimg/sbasic/For-Each_statement.svg" id="img_id4156297484514"><alt xml-lang="en-US" id="alt_id15152797484514">For Each Statement diagram</alt></image> +</paragraph> +<bascode> + <paragraph role="bascode" id="bas_id331586521232310" localize="false">For Each item In list</paragraph> + <paragraph role="bascode" id="bas_id821586521234861" xml-lang="en-US"> statement-block</paragraph> + <paragraph role="bascode" id="bas_id991586521235339" localize="false">[Exit For]</paragraph> + <paragraph role="bascode" id="bas_id501586521235517" xml-lang="en-US"> statement-block</paragraph> + <paragraph role="bascode" id="bas_id941586521235718" localize="false">Next [item]</paragraph> +</bascode> + +<h2 id="hd_id3150400" xml-lang="en-US">Variables:</h2> +<paragraph id="par_id3150358" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US"> <emph>counter:</emph> Loop <literal>counter</literal> initially assigned the value to the right of the equal sign (<literal>start</literal>). Only numeric variables are valid. The loop counter increases or decreases according to the variable <literal>step</literal> until <literal>end</literal> is passed.</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_id3152455" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US"> <emph>start:</emph> Numeric variable that defines the initial value at the beginning of the loop.</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_id3151043" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US"> <emph>end:</emph> Numeric variable that defines the final value at the end of the loop.</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_id3156281" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US"> <emph>step:</emph> Sets the value by which to increase or decrease the loop counter. If <literal>step</literal> is not specified, the loop counter is incremented by 1. In this case, <literal>end</literal> must be greater than <literal>start</literal>. If you want to decrease <literal>counter</literal>, <literal>end</literal> must be less than <literal>start</literal>, and <literal>step</literal> must be assigned a negative value.</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_id3154684" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">The <emph>For...Next</emph> loop repeats all of the statements in the loop for the number of times that is specified by the parameters.</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_id3147287" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">As the <literal>counter</literal> variable is decreased, %PRODUCTNAME Basic checks if the <literal>end</literal> value has been reached. As soon as the <literal>counter</literal> passes the <literal>end</literal> value, the loop automatically terminates.</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_id3159154" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">It is possible to nest <emph>For...Next</emph> statements. If you do not specify a variable following the <emph>Next</emph> statement, <emph>Next</emph> automatically refers to the most recent <emph>For</emph> statement.</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_id3155306" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">If you specify an increment of 0, the statements between <emph>For</emph> and <emph>Next</emph> are repeated continuously.</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_id3155854" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">When counting down the counter variable, %PRODUCTNAME Basic checks for overflow or underflow. The loop ends when <literal>counter</literal> exceeds <literal>end</literal> (positive Step value) or is less than <literal>end</literal> (negative Step value).</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_id3145273" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Use the <emph>Exit For</emph> statement to exit the loop unconditionally. This statement must be within a <emph>For...Next</emph> loop. Use the <emph>If...Then</emph> statement to test the exit condition as follows:</paragraph> +<bascode> + <paragraph role="bascode" id="bas_id631586522581351" localize="false">For...</paragraph> + <paragraph role="bascode" id="bas_id621586522583437" xml-lang="en-US"> statement-block</paragraph> + <paragraph role="bascode" id="bas_id571586522583814" localize="false"> If condition = True Then Exit For</paragraph> + <paragraph role="bascode" id="bas_id711586522584013" xml-lang="en-US"> statement-block</paragraph> + <paragraph role="bascode" id="bas_id831586522584527" localize="false">Next</paragraph> +</bascode> + +<note id="par_id3156286" xml-lang="en-US">In nested <emph>For...Next</emph> loops, if you exit a loop unconditionally with <emph>Exit For</emph>, only one loop is exited.</note> + +<h2 id="hd_id3148457" xml-lang="en-US">Examples</h2> +<paragraph id="par_id3151074" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">The following example uses two nested loops to sort a string array with 10 elements ( sEntry() ), that is filled with various contents:</paragraph> +<bascode> +<paragraph id="par_idm1341539088" role="bascode" localize="false">Sub ExampleSort</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_idm1340517312" role="bascode" localize="false">Dim sEntry(9) As String</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_idm1340516080" role="bascode" localize="false">Dim iCount As Integer, iCount2 As Integer</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_idm1340513616" role="bascode" localize="false">Dim sTemp As String</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_id31557349267" role="bascode" localize="false"> sEntry = Array("Jerry","Patty","Kurt","Thomas","Michael",_</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_id49231539711" role="bascode" localize="false"> "David","Cathy","Susie","Edward","Christine")</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_idm1340495152" role="bascode" localize="false"> For iCount = 0 To 9</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_idm1340493920" role="bascode" localize="false"> For iCount2 = iCount + 1 To 9</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_idm1340492672" role="bascode" localize="false"> If sEntry(iCount) > sEntry(iCount2) Then</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_idm1340491296" role="bascode" localize="false"> sTemp = sEntry(iCount)</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_idm1340490096" role="bascode" localize="false"> sEntry(iCount) = sEntry(iCount2)</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_idm1340488832" role="bascode" localize="false"> sEntry(iCount2) = sTemp</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_idm1340487584" role="bascode" localize="false"> End If</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_idm1340486352" role="bascode" localize="false"> Next iCount2</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_idm1340485120" role="bascode" localize="false"> Next iCount</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_idm1340483888" role="bascode" localize="false"> For iCount = 0 To 9</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_idm1340482656" role="bascode" localize="false"> Print sEntry(iCount)</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_idm1340481408" role="bascode" localize="false"> Next iCount</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_idm1340480176" role="bascode" localize="false">End Sub</paragraph> +</bascode> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id561586524231943">This explores the content of an array to display each item it contains.</paragraph> +<bascode> + <paragraph role="bascode" id="bas_id511586523090639">Sub list_iteration</paragraph> + <paragraph role="bascode" id="bas_id391586523091799"> cutlery = Array("fork", "knife", "spoon")</paragraph> + <paragraph role="bascode" id="bas_id811586523092655"> For Each item in cutlery</paragraph> + <paragraph role="bascode" id="bas_id271586523092911"> Print item</paragraph> + <paragraph role="bascode" id="bas_id941586523093415"> Next ' item</paragraph> + <paragraph role="bascode" id="bas_id301586523093607">End Sub</paragraph> +</bascode> +</body> + +</helpdocument>
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