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DMS 3.2 EN 02/2011 TD29 59
Note!
The programmer must make sure that no endless loop is caused. He does this by
changing the condition in the instruction part of the loop, for example, by counting
up or down one counter.
Example:
WHILE counter<>0 DO
Var1 := Var1*2;
Counter := Counter-1;
END_WHILE
The WHILE and REPEAT loops are, in a certain sense, more powerful than the FOR loop
since one doesn't need to know the number of cycles before executing the loop. In
some cases one will, therefore, only be able to work with these two loop types. If,
however, the number of the loop cycles is clear, then a FOR loop is preferable since it
allows no endless loops.
REPEAT loop
The REPEAT loop is different from the WHILE loop because the break-off condition is
checked only after the loop has been executed. This means that the loop will run
through at least once, regardless of the wording of the break-off condition.
Syntax:
REPEAT
UNTIL
END_REPEAT;
The are carried out until the returns TRUE.