For

Description

A logic component that will execute a block of commands in a loop until a condition is met.

Parameters

Parameter Name	Description	Type	Resolved Type	Required
Before	An inline expression to execute that will initialize the counter. The %{}% marker is not needed because this must be an expression	Value	Expression	No
Condition	An inline expression to evaluate. If it evaluates to true, continue the loop. If false, end the loop. The %{}% marker is not needed because this must be an expression	Value	Boolean	No
End	An inline expression to execute at the end of the block, to increment the counter. The %{}% marker is not needed because this must be an expression. increment or decrement part	Value	Expression	No
Body	The block of commands to be executed in the loop	Do Block	n/a	Yes
MaxIterations	The maximum iterations of the loop. Added in Safeguard v7.2	Value	Integer	No

Examples

(Note: The counting variable, 'counter', must exist prior to the for loop. In this example, 'counter' it is being created by the SetItem)

{
  "SetItem": {
    "Name": "counter",
    "Value": 0
  }
},
{
  "For": {
    "Before": "counter = 0",
    "Condition": "counter < 20",
    "End": "counter = counter + 1",
    "Body": {
      "Do": [
        {
          "Log": {
            "Text": "Looping:  counter = %{ counter }% "
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}