Loops: while...do Expression (F#)
The while...do expression is used to perform iterative execution (looping) while a specified test condition is true.
while test-expression do
body-expression
Remarks
The test-expression is evaluated; if it is true, the body-expression is executed and the test expression is evaluated again. The body-expression must have type unit. If the test expression is false, the iteration ends.
The following example illustrates the use of the while...do expression.
open System
let lookForValue value maxValue =
let mutable continueLooping = true
let randomNumberGenerator = new Random()
while continueLooping do
// Generate a random number between 1 and maxValue.
let rand = randomNumberGenerator.Next(maxValue)
printf "%d " rand
if rand = value then
printfn "\nFound a %d!" value
continueLooping <- false
lookForValue 10 20
The output of the previous code is a stream of random numbers between 1 and 20, the last of which is 10.
13 19 8 18 16 2 10
Found a 10!
Note
You can use while...do in sequence expressions and other computation expressions, in which case a customized version of the while...do expression is used. For more information, see Sequences (F#), Asynchronous Workflows (F#), and Computation Expressions (F#).
See Also
Reference
Loops: for...in Expression (F#)
Loops: for...to Expression (F#)