<while>

<while>

This looping statement processes any children statements in a repeated loop as long as its specified condition remains true or until a <break> statement is executed. You can use most EMML statements within <while>. You can also use <break> to explictly stop further loop processing.

See also <while> Example and Working Samples.

Can Contain	( Statements Group \| ( Variables Group ) \| ( presto:beginTransaction \| presto:commitTransaction \| presto:rollbackTransaction ) \| ( ( macro:custom-macro-name \| any element in a non-EMML namespace )* ) \| ( break ) \| ( variables ) )+
Allowed In	mashup \| catch \| else \| elseif \| for \| foreach \| if \| macro \| operation \| sequence \| try \| while

Attributes

Name	Required	Description
condition	yes	An expression for the condition to test at the beginning or each <while> statement loop.