C# Language Looping Looping styles
Example
While
The most trivial loop type. Only drawback is there is no intrinsic clue to know where you are in the loop.
/// loop while the condition satisfies
while(condition)
{
/// do something
}
Do
Similar to while, but the condition is evaluated at the end of the loop instead of the beginning. This results in executing the loops at least once.
do
{
/// do something
} while(condition) /// loop while the condition satisfies
For
Another trivial loop style. While looping an index (i) gets increased and you can use it. It is usually used for handling arrays.
for ( int i = 0; i < array.Count; i++ )
{
var currentItem = array[i];
/// do something with "currentItem"
}
Foreach
Modernized way of looping through IEnumarable objects. Good thing that you don't have to think about the index of the item or the item count of the list.
foreach ( var item in someList )
{
/// do something with "item"
}
Foreach Method
While the other styles are used for selecting or updating the elements in collections, this style is usually used for calling a method straight away for all elements in a collection.
list.ForEach(item => item.DoSomething());
// or
list.ForEach(item => DoSomething(item));
// or using a method group
list.ForEach(Console.WriteLine);
// using an array
Array.ForEach(myArray, Console.WriteLine);
It is important to note that this method in only available on List<T> instances and as a static method on Array - it is not part of Linq.
Linq Parallel Foreach
Just like Linq Foreach, except this one does the job in a parallel manner. Meaning that all the items in the collection will run the given action at the same time, simultaneously.
collection.AsParallel().ForAll(item => item.DoSomething());
/// or
collection.AsParallel().ForAll(item => DoSomething(item));
