The last type of loop to look at in this tutorial is the for loop. This type of loop executes a set number of times and maintains its own counter. To define a for loop you need the following information:
 
1) A starting value to initialize the counter variable.
2) A condition for continuing the loop, involving the counter variable.
3) An operation to perform on the counter variable at the end of each loop cycle.
 
For example, if you want a loop with a counter that increments from 1 to 10 in steps of one, then the starting value is 1; the condition is that the counter is less than or equal to 10; and the operation to perform at the end of each cycle is to add 1 to the counter. This information must be placed into the structure of a for loop as follows:

Syntax

for ( < initialization > ; < condition > ; < operation > )
{
< code to loop >
}

Example

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            int i;
            for (i = 1; i <= 10; ++i)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("{0}", i);
            }
        }
    }
}