Conditional loop

<p>In <a href="/facts/Computer_programming/QmSsFnu0">computer programming</a>, conditional loops or repetitive control structures are a way for <a href="/facts/Computer_program/e38jH9N9">computer programs</a> to repeat one or more various steps depending on conditions set either by the <a href="/facts/Programmer/WGTS1Jv9">programmer</a> initially or real-time by the actual program.
</p><p>A conditional loop has the potential to become an <a href="/facts/Infinite_loop/NG4b7SFa">infinite loop</a> when nothing in the loop's body can affect the outcome of the loop's <a href="/facts/Conditional_(programming)/8gDQTqUD">conditional statement</a>.  However, infinite loops can sometimes be used purposely, often with an exit from the loop built into the loop implementation for every <a href="/facts/Computer_language/n3L56qdP">computer language</a>, but many share the same basic structure and/or concept. The <a href="/facts/While_loop/hLrKdAFo">While loop</a> and the <a href="/facts/For_loop/cwV2nRzp">For loop</a> are the two most common types of conditional loops in most <a href="/facts/Programming_language/cWTYbgWa">programming languages</a>.
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Conditional loop