for loops

A for loop has a slightly more complicated syntax than the while or do while loops as it takes three parts to initialize. Have a look at the code first, then we will break it apart:

for(int i = 0; i < 10;  i++){
   //Something that needs to happen 10 times goes here
}

The slightly more complicated form of the for loop is clearer when put like this:

for(declaration and initialization; condition; change after each pass through loop).

To clarify further, we have the following:

• declaration and initialization: We create a new int variable, i, and initialize it to 0.
• condition: Just like the other loops, it refers to the condition that must evaluate to true for the loop to continue.
• change after each pass through the loop: In the example, i++ means that 1 is added/incremented to i on each pass. We could also use i-- to reduce/decrement i at each pass:

  for(int i = 10; i > 0;  i--){
     // countdown...