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#### 8.1.7.6 while Statement

The while loop has the following form

    while boolean expression do
      statement

The `while` statement declares a loop which is executed while boolean expression is true. Since the terminating condition is checked before execution of the loop body, statement may never be executed.

### See also

section 8.1.7.7 repeat Statement, section 8.1.7.5 for Statement

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