HP HP-28S User Manual

2. The loop clause 44~:1 .1 BEEP is executed.
3. The command NEXT adds 1 to the counter.
4. The current counter value is compared with the final counter
value .
• If the current counter value doesn't exceed the final counter
value, steps (2), (3), and (4) are repeated .
• If the current counter value exceeds the final counter value,
the definite loop structure is completed, and program execu-
tion continues after the NEXT command.
In this example, steps (2), (3), and (4) are repeated four times. The
loop counter is first incremented from 1 to 2, then to 3, then to 4, and
then to 5. At this point it exceeds the final value 4, so the definite
loop
structure ends. Note that step (1) is performed before any tests
are
made, so the loop clause is always evaluated at least once. For
another example of START '" NEXT, see "FIB2 (Fibonacci Numbers,
Loop Version)" on page 248.
FOR counter ... NEXT
In many cases it's handy to use the current value of the counter as a
variable in the loop clause. To do so, replace START by FOR name.
The counter becomes a local variable with the specified name. As be-
fore, this manual follows the convention of writing local names in
lowercase letters to help you distinguish them from global names. The
following example puts the first five square integers on the stack.
1 5 FOR x x SQ NEXT
The sequence FOR x is executed only once. The sequence.-.. :::;Q is
the loop clause, which is executed repeatedly.
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Brand	HP
Model	HP-28S
Category	Calculator
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