Community Project: BlitzMax Examples in Helpfiles

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CS_TBL

Ok, not really a command reference, but nonetheless handy to include for beginners.

'
' six ways to iterate
'


' using For-Next
For Local t:Int=0 To 15
	Print t
Next

' using For-Step-Next 
For t=0 To 15 Step 1
	Print t
Next

' using For-Until-Next
For Local t:Int=0 Until 16
	Print t
Next

' using Repeat-Until
t=0
Repeat
	Print t
	t:+1
Until t=16


' using Repeat-Exit-Forever
t=0
Repeat
	Print t
	t:+1
	If t=16 Exit
Forever


' using While-Wend
t=0
While t<16
	Print t
	t:+1
Wend

'
' How *not* to iterate using a non-const step:
'

' using For-Step-Next 
Local a:Int=2

'For t=0 To 15 Step a ' <- will cause an error
'	Print t
'Next


'
' How to iterate using a non-const step:
'


' using Repeat-Until
a=2
t=0
Repeat
	Print t
	t:+a
Until t=16


' using Repeat-Exit-Forever
t=0
Repeat
	Print t
	t:+a
	If t=16 Exit
Forever


' using While-Wend
t=0
While t<16
	Print t
	t:+a
Wend


'
' How *not* to iterate downwards using For-Next-Step:
'

Print "------------------"

For Local b:Byte=15 To 0 Step -1
	Print t
Next

For Local c:Short=15 To 0 Step -1
	Print t
Next

' reason: these variables must be signed, which 'byte' and 'short' aren't.
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