# ChardScript While Loops

### ChardScript Loops

ChardScript has two primitive loop commands:

* <mark style="color:red;">`while`</mark> loops
* <mark style="color:red;">`for`</mark> loops

### The while Loop

With the <mark style="color:red;">`while`</mark> loop we can execute a set of statements as long as a condition is true.

**Example**

Print i as long as i is less than 6:

{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```renpy
call i = 1
while i < 6 then
  echo(i)
  call i = i + 1
end
```

{% endcode %}

{% hint style="info" %}
**Note:** remember to increment i, or else the loop will continue forever.
{% endhint %}

### The stop Statement

With the <mark style="color:red;">`stop`</mark> statement we can stop the loop even if the while condition is true:

**Example**

Exit the loop when i is 3:

{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```renpy
call i = 1
while i < 6 then
  echo(i)
  if i == 3 then
    stop
  end
  call i = i + 1
end
```

{% endcode %}

### The continue Statement

With the <mark style="color:red;">`continue`</mark> statement we can stop the current iteration, and continue with the next:

**Example**

Continue to the next iteration if i is 3:

{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```renpy
call i = 0
while i < 6 then
  call i = i + 1
  if i == 3 then
    continue
  end
  echo(i)
end
```

{% endcode %}


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