Flash cards
Review the key moves
What is the main idea behind Java do Keyword?
Lesson checks
Practice each idea before moving on
Short Mimo-style checks built from this lesson's code, terms, and sequence.
Which statement best captures the main point of this lesson?
Complete the missing token from the example code.
___.out.println(i);Put the learning moves in the order that makes the concept easiest to apply.
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Example
int i = 0;
do {
System.out.println(i);
i++;
}
while (i < 5);Definition and Usage
The do keyword is used together with while to create a do-while loop.
The while loop loops through a block of code as long as a specified condition is true :
The do/while loop is a variant of the while loop. This loop will execute the code block once, before checking if the condition is true, then it will repeat the loop as long as the condition is true.
Note
Do not forget to increase the variable used in the condition, otherwise the loop will never end!
Related Pages
Read more about while loops in our Java While Loop Tutorial .
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