For loops

For loops are very similar to for loops in C, They are defined like this:

for( [variable to count iterations] ; [conditions checked for] ; [code to execute every loop])
{

}

E.G:

int i;

for( i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{

}

This would loop until i is no longer less than ten, increasing i by one each time. However unlike C, C# does allow you to declare the variable you are using as to count iterations in the for loop:

for( int i = 0; i < 10; i++)

For loops are used to allow you to repeat sections of code a fixed, or variable amount of times. This allows you to make your code more compact and clean.

There are several statements you can use to control a loop:

break;

This allows you to exit a loop without finishing the loop.

E.G

for(int i = 0; i < 16; i++)
{

    if(i == 12)
    {
        break;    
    }
}

Exit the loop when i is 12, not when the loop would usually finish

continue;

This allows you to skip straight to the next iteration

for(int i = 0; i < 16; i++)
{

    if(i % 2 == 1)
    {
        continue;
    }

    Console.WriteLine(i);

}

Print only the even numbers by skipping the interactions where i is odd.

Exercise

Print the value of variable X to the screen N number of times