Loops

#loop #forloop #whileloop #forwhileloop #conditionals

Overview

• Since you cannot change a number in "let", all the numbers should use "var"

For vs While

• For: Finite (you give a range from the beginning)

• While: Unpredictable (Until meets the target)

For Loop

example 1

let platforms = ["iOS", "macOS", "tvOS", "watchOS"]
// array

// os: loop variable
for os in platforms {
    print("Swift works great on \(os).")
}
// loop iteration

/*
print:
Swift works great on iOS.
Swift works great on macOS.
Swift works great on tvOS.
Swift works great on watchOS.
*/

Loop over a fixed range of numbers

for i in 1...12 {
    print("5 x \(i) is \(5 * i)")
}

/*
print:

5 x 1 is 5
5 x 2 is 10
5 x 3 is 15
5 x 4 is 20
5 x 5 is 25
5 x 6 is 30
5 x 7 is 35
5 x 8 is 40
5 x 9 is 45
5 x 10 is 50
5 x 11 is 55
5 x 12 is 60

*/

Nested Loops

In the below example, you may see that we used "up to" operator "..<" in order to limit the loop dynamically.

for i in 1..<4 {
    print("The \(i) times table:")

    for j in 1...2 {
        print("  \(j) x \(i) is \(j * i)")
    }

    print()
}

/*
print:

The 1 times table:
  1 x 1 is 1
  2 x 1 is 2

The 2 times table:
  1 x 2 is 2
  2 x 2 is 4

The 3 times table:
  1 x 3 is 3
  2 x 3 is 6

*/

Loop without variable

In some cases you may not need a variable. So you can define it as "_"

var lyric = "Haters gonna"

for _ in 1...5 { // her is variable is "_'
    lyric += " hate"
}

print(lyric)

Examples

var numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
for number in numbers {
    if number % 2 == 0 {
        print(number)
    }
}

/*
print:

2
4
6

*/

for i in 1...8 {
    if i < 3 {
        print("\(i) is a small number")
    }
}

/*
print:

1 is a small number
2 is a small number

*/

While Loop

Skipping Loop items

let filenames = ["me.jpg", "work.txt", "sophie.jpg", "logo.psd"]

for filename in filenames {
    if filename.hasSuffix(".jpg") == true {
        continue
    }

    print("Found picture: \(filename)")
}

/*
print:

Found picture: work.txt
Found picture: logo.psd

*/


// --------------

let filenames = ["me.jpg", "work.txt", "sophie.jpg", "logo.psd"]

for filename in filenames {
    if filename.hasSuffix(".jpg") == false {
        continue
    }

    print("Found picture: \(filename)")
}

/*
print:

Found picture: me.jpg
Found picture: sophie.jpg

*/

Breaking in a point

let number1 = 10
let number2 = 14
var multiples = [Int]()

for i in 1...100_000 {
    if i.isMultiple(of: number1) && i.isMultiple(of: number2) {
        multiples.append(i)

        if multiples.count == 10 {
            break
        }
    }
}

print(multiples)

// print: [70, 140, 210, 280, 350, 420, 490, 560, 630, 700]

Be aware of where you put the "Break". If you put it in the wrong place it will stop earlier.

var password = "1"
while true {
    password += "1"
    if password == "11111" {
        print("That's a terrible password.")
        break // exact point
    }
}
// print: That's a terrible password.

// --

var password = "1"
while true {
    password += "1"
    if password == "11111" {
        print("That's a terrible password.")
    }
    break // wrong place
}
// print: ""

Continue vs Break

Continue: As long as the result meets the criteria Continue

Break: Stop at a certain point

When we use continue we’re saying “I’m done with the current run of this loop” – Swift will skip the rest of the loop body, and go to the next item in the loop. But when we say break we’re saying “I’m done with this loop altogether, so get out completely.” That means Swift will skip the remainder of the body loop, but also skip any other loop items that were still to come. (HWS)

FizzBuzz

for i in 1...100 {
    if i % 3 != 0 { if i % 5 != 0 { print(i)} }
    if i % 3 == 0 { print("\(i) = Fizz") }
    if i % 5 == 0 { print("\(i) = Buzz") }
    if i % 3 == 0 { if i % 5 == 0 { print("\(i) = FizzBuzz") } }
}

/*
print:

1
2
3 = Fizz
4
5 = Buzz
6 = Fizz
7
8
9 = Fizz
10 = Buzz
11
12 = Fizz
13
14
15 = Fizz
15 = Buzz
15 = FizzBuzz
...

*//

Sources

Videos

Articles / Documents

• https://www.hackingwithswift.com/100/swiftui/6