While Statement - MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-FLASH LITE 2.X ACTIONSCRIPT LANGUAGE Reference

Parameters
variableName:String
Example
The following ActionScript creates a new array of product names.
element onto the end of the array. If you want to use strict typing, it is essential that you use
the keyword. Without
var
strict typing.
var product_array:Array = new Array("MX 2004", "Studio", "Dreamweaver",
"Flash", "ColdFusion", "Contribute", "Breeze");
product_array.push("Flex");
trace(product_array);
// output: MX
2004,Studio,Dreamweaver,Flash,ColdFusion,Contribute,Breeze,Flex

while statement

while(condition) { statement(s); }
Evaluates a condition and if the condition evaluates to
statements before looping back to evaluate the condition again. After the condition evaluates
to , the statement or series of statements is skipped and the loop ends.
false
The statement performs the following series of steps. Each repetition of steps 1 through
while
4 is called an iteration of the loop. The
iteration, as shown in the following steps:
The expression
condition
■
If evaluates to
■ condition
a nonzero number, go to step 3. Otherwise, the
execution resumes at the next statement after the
Run the statement block
■
Go to step 1.
■
Looping is commonly used to perform an action while a counter variable is less than a
specified value. At the end of each loop, the counter is incremented until the specified value is
reached. At that point, the
The curly braces ( ) used to enclose the block of statements to be executed by the
{}
statement are not necessary if only one statement will execute.
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Lite 1.0
222 ActionScript language elements
- An identifier.
before
var product_array
condition
is evaluated.
or a value that converts to the Boolean value
true
.
statement(s)
is no longer
condition
Array.push
, you get errors when you try to use
, runs a statement or series of
true
is retested at the beginning of each
statement is completed and
while
loop.
while
, and the loop ends.
true
adds an
, such as
true
while