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Loops

Loops in TinyPanda allow you to execute blocks of code repeatedly.

loop (While Loop)​

The loop statement acts as a traditional while loop. It repeats its block statements as long as its condition expression evaluates to true.

Syntax​

loop (condition) {
    // statements to execute
}
NOTE

The body of a loop must always be enclosed in curly braces { }, even if it only contains a single statement.

Usage​

To run a loop, initialize a control variable, set a termination boundary in the condition, and update the variable inside the loop body.

bamboo x = 1;

loop (x <= 3) {
    echoln("The value of x is " + str(x));
    x++;
}

// Output:
// The value of x is 1
// The value of x is 2
// The value of x is 3

for Loop​

The for statement provides a clean way to write counter-controlled loops.

SYNTAX CONSTRAINT

All loop variables must be declared in the outer scope before the loop begins.

Syntax​

for (initializer; condition; iteration) {
    // statements to execute
}
  • initializer: A standard assignment expression (e.g., x = 0) that sets the starting value of an already declared variable.
  • condition: An expression checked before each iteration. The loop runs as long as this evaluates to true.
  • iteration: An update statement executed at the end of every loop iteration (typically postfix operators like x++ or x--, or assignment statements).

Usage​

To run a for loop, declare your iteration variable outside first, and then initialize and increment it inside the loop header:

bamboo i = 0;

for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
    echoln(i);
}

// Output:
// 0
// 1
// 2
// 3
// 4