Baseline Widely available
The do...while
statement creates a loop that executes a specified statement as long as the test condition evaluates to true. The condition is evaluated after executing the statement, resulting in the specified statement executing at least once.
let result = "";
let i = 0;
do {
i += 1;
result += i;
} while (i < 5);
console.log(result);
// Expected output: "12345"
Syntax
do
statement
while (condition);
statement
A statement that is executed at least once and re-executed as long as the condition evaluates to true. You can use a block statement to execute multiple statements.
condition
An expression evaluated after each pass through the loop. If this condition evaluates to true, statement
is re-executed. When condition evaluates to false, execution continues with the statement after the do...while
loop.
Like other looping statements, you can use control flow statements inside statement
:
break
stops statement
execution and goes to the first statement after the loop.continue
stops statement
execution and re-evaluates condition
.The do...while
statement syntax requires a semicolon at the end, but the automatic semicolon insertion process may insert one for you if the lack of a semicolon results in invalid syntax.
In the following example, the do...while
loop iterates at least once and reiterates until i
is no longer less than 5.
let result = "";
let i = 0;
do {
i += 1;
result += `${i} `;
} while (i > 0 && i < 5);
// Despite i === 0 this will still loop as it starts off without the test
console.log(result);
Using false as do...while condition
Because the statement is always executed once, do...while (false)
is the same as executing the statement itself. This is a common idiom in C-like languages, which allows you to use break
to break out of branching logic early.
do {
if (!user.loggedIn) {
console.log("You are not logged in");
break;
}
const friends = user.getFriends();
if (!friends.length) {
console.log("No friends found");
break;
}
for (const friend of friends) {
handleFriend(friend);
}
} while (false);
// The rest of code
In JavaScript, there are some alternatives, such as using a labeled block statement with break
:
handleFriends: {
if (!user.loggedIn) {
console.log("You are not logged in");
break handleFriends;
}
const friends = user.getFriends();
if (!friends.length) {
console.log("No friends found");
break handleFriends;
}
for (const friend of friends) {
handleFriend(friend);
}
}
Or using a function:
function handleFriends() {
if (!user.loggedIn) {
console.log("You are not logged in");
return;
}
const friends = user.getFriends();
if (!friends.length) {
console.log("No friends found");
return;
}
for (const friend of friends) {
handleFriend(friend);
}
}
Using an assignment as a condition
In some cases, it can make sense to use an assignment as a condition, such as this:
do {
// â¦
} while ((match = regexp.exec(str)));
But when you do, there are readability tradeoffs. The while
documentation has a Using an assignment as a condition section with our recommendations.
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