Do While loops

do-while-loops are very similar to while-loops; both check a condition to see if it is "true" or "false" and continue to loop while it is "true".

The only difference between do-while and while is that a do-while will do the stuff inside the brackets at least once before checking the condition. Another way to say it is: "the condition check happens at the end of the do-while vs. the beginning in a while".

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While loops are very similar to do-while loops. Easy way to remember is that when you use a while loop it will continue to run through as long as the statement is true. With a do-while loop any statements ran between the brackets is run first, always. Then it uses the while section followed with nothing but it needs to be true for it to be used again.

You would normally want to use this when you may want to display an alert dialog box to get the user to enter his name or something then in between the while brackets its checks if the user is "John" (example name)

Below is another example:

do { System.out.println("Count is: " + count); count++; } while (count < 11);

It prints out Count is: 0 (or whatever the initial count value is) which then goes to the while(count < 11) and checks if the count is less than 11 if it is then continue through the loop and check again if then then the count is greater than 11 it stops the loop.

Basically, The difference between do-while and while is that do-while evaluates its expression at the bottom of the loop instead of the top. Therefore, the statements within the do block are always executed at least once.

I hope this helps you understand, if not please do let me know.