Java Trail: Loops

This series of articles covers all types of loops in the Java language.

1. while loop
   A while loop runs statements repeatedly until a condition becomes false.
2. for loop
   Examples of for loops in Java. Both traditional for loops and for each loops ("enhanced for loops") are explained in detail.
3. for each loop
   For each loops are written as 'for (Type x : iterable) { ... }' and can be used to iterate over arrays or collections.
4. do…while loop
   A do…while loop runs statements once, checks the loop condition and continues to run the statemnets repeatedly until the condition becomes false.
5. Java Loops: break
   Examples of how to the break statement can be used to terminate a loop from within the loop body, before the loop condition becomes false.
6. Java Loops: continue
   Examples and illustrations of how to the continue statement can be used to control loop iteration.
7. Beware of accidental semicolons in while and for loops!
   An extra semicolon after while(...) or for(...) is interpreted as the body of the loop. The semicolon itself is a no-op statement and therefor often causes the program malfunction or crash.