We use loops when we want code to run more than one time. For loops run for a certain number of times specified at the beginning. While loops run for as long as a condition is met (not a specific number). For example, \u201cfor\u201d loops are great for running through a list of a certain number of objects, while \u201cwhile\u201d loops are great for performing a task while a certain condition is true. When we create a for loop, it must have three parts: the keyword that starts the loop, the condition being tested, and the end keyword that terminates the loop. An example of the syntax for a \u201cfor\u201d loop would be:<\/p>\n
for (let days = 1; days < 8; days++){<\/p>\n
console.log(\u201cToday is the \u201c + days + \u201c day\u201d);<\/p>\n
}<\/p>\n
We are starting at days = 1 and printing a statement for each day. After the statement is printed, the number of days is incremented and the loop starts over. When we reach days = 8, the for loop stops and the condition is not executed since it only executes when days is less than 8. In total, the loop will run 7 times. We separate the variable \u2018days\u2019 with a \u201c+\u201d sign since we want it to print the value of the variable, not the word \u201cdays\u201d. Anything printed between quotation marks will be printed as a statement and not a variable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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