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    Iteration in VB programming uses looping constructs to repeatedly execute blocks of code. There are two main types of loops: determinate and indeterminate. Determinate loops, like For-Next loops, repeat a known number of times based on the start and end values of a counter variable. Indeterminate loops, like Do loops, repeat an unknown number of times until a condition is met. For-Next loops initialize a counter, increment it each iteration, and terminate when the counter exceeds the end value. An Exit For statement can prematurely exit the loop under certain conditions.

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    Iteration in VB programming uses looping constructs to repeatedly execute blocks of code. There are two main types of loops: determinate and indeterminate. Determinate loops, like For-Next loops, repeat a known number of times based on the start and end values of a counter variable. Indeterminate loops, like Do loops, repeat an unknown number of times until a condition is met. For-Next loops initialize a counter, increment it each iteration, and terminate when the counter exceeds the end value. An Exit For statement can prematurely exit the loop under certain conditions.

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    Iteration in VB programming uses looping constructs to repeatedly execute blocks of code. There are two main types of loops: determinate and indeterminate. Determinate loops, like For-Next loops, repeat a known number of times based on the start and end values of a counter variable. Indeterminate loops, like Do loops, repeat an unknown number of times until a condition is met. For-Next loops initialize a counter, increment it each iteration, and terminate when the counter exceeds the end value. An Exit For statement can prematurely exit the loop under certain conditions.

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    Iteration (Looping Constructs in VB)

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    Iteration in VB programming uses looping constructs to repeatedly execute blocks of code. There are two main types of loops: determinate and indeterminate. Determinate loops, like For-Next loops, repeat a known number of times based on the start and end values of a counter variable. Indeterminate loops, like Do loops, repeat an unknown number of times until a condition is met. For-Next loops initialize a counter, increment it each iteration, and terminate when the counter exceeds the end value. An Exit For statement can prematurely exit the loop under certain conditions.

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    Iteration (Looping Constructs in VB)

    Iteration: Groups of statements which are repeatedly


    executed until a certain test is satisfied

    Carrying out Iteration in VB programming, requires the


    use of Looping Constructs

    There are 2 main types of Looping Constructs:

    Determinate Loops: will repeat themselves a known


    (specific) number of times (For..Next Loops)

    Indeterminate Loops: will repeat themselves an


    unknown number of times (Do Loops) [Until; While]
    Determinate Loops
    A group of statement is repeated a specific number of
    times

    For..Next Loops

    Repeat the statements in a loop a specific number of


    times
    Each For statement has a corresponding Next
    statement

    For..Next
    For Counter/LoopIndex LoopTosyntax:
    = Start End [step step]
    Statements (Body of Loop)
    Next Counter/LoopIndex
    The For..Next loop uses the For and Next statements
    and a Counter Variable [LoopIndex]

    The elements of a For..Next:


    The Counter/LoopIndex must be a numeric variable,
    determines the number of times the statements inside
    the loop will be executed

    Start and End may be Constants, Variables, Numeric


    Property Values, or Numeric Expressions, and further
    determine the initial and final value of the counter

    The optional word Step may be included, along with the


    value to be added to the LoopIndex (positive/negative)
    for each iteration of the loop, and if omitted, the default
    value is 1 for each increment of the loop
    Dim iLoopIndex As Integer
    Dim iMaximum As Integer

    iMaximum = Inputbox(“Enter the value”, Number of


    Entries)

    For iLoopIndex = 0 To iMaximum


    ‘The statements inside of the loop are indented, and
    referred to as ‘the body of the loop
    Next iLoopIndex
    A Counter-Controlled Loop generally has 3 elements:

    Initialise the Counter


    Increment the Counter [step]
    Test the Counter to determine when it is time to
    Terminate the loop

    For iIndex = 2 To 100 Step 2

    will count from 2 to 100 by 2


    The statements in the body of the loop will be executed
    50 times, with iIndex = 2, 4, 6, ….

    The program checks for greater than the test value and
    not equal to
    Exiting For..Next Loops

    If you enter an Endless Loop, the program execution


    will have to be broken manually

    Therefore, you will need to enter Break Time


    Ctrl + Break

    With For..Next loops, you may need to terminate the


    loop before the loop index reaches its final value

    VB provides an Exit For statement for this situation

    Generally, an Exit For statement is part of an If


    statement
    For iLoopIndex = 1 To 10
    If txtInput.Text = “ ” Then ‘nothing was entered into the input
    textbox
    MsgBox “You must enter something”
    Exit For
    End If
    ……….
    ………. ‘statements in the loop
    Next iLoopIndex

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