for (C-style)

Control flow

C for. Emits while plus a trailing increment. Semicolons separate clauses.

Syntax

for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
}

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
init	stmt	Runs once.
cond	bool	Checked every iteration.
step	expr	Usually i++.

Return value

None.

Luau emit

local i = 0 / while i < n do / i += 1

Description

Range-for is a different form: for (T name in collection). Do not mix it with the C-style semicolons.

Example

for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
    post("Count: " .: i);
}

Emits:

local i = 0
while i < 10 do
  print("Count: " .. i)
  i += 1
end

See also

range-for · while · operator-increment