For Loops

[Hb_Kai]

So since there is no Programming Sub-forum here on Windows Forum, I don't quite know where to post this. ;)

Anyway, I'm trying to get used to VB.NET as before all I could do was take variables from text boxes etc, send them to other pieces of the form or in a pop-up window, add, take-away numbers/letters from variables etc... Just messing around with the look of variables basically.

I'm following this tutorial on it further and have gotten up to the Loops section and can't understand how to use For loops because the tutorial is confusing me.

Could anybody explain to me what they are?

Ta. :)

[ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb]

FOR loops are not particular to VB, they exist in almost every language.

Basically, a code section is executed a number of times until a certain condition is reached (usually a counter matching a margin). Example (pseudo-code)

FOR (condition)
 code line
 code line
 code line
END-FOR

Example (VB)

For counter=1 to 10
 ...
Next

'counter' above is an integer that is incremented with each loop. The increment by default is 1, but it can be anything, including negative numbers.

Things you can do in a FOR loop are numerous, for example filling an array, by using the FOR counter to address each array element.

All clear now?

[Hb_Kai]

Yeah thanks. :)

I've never used them in any other language,