When would a do-while loop be the better than a while-loop?
do-while, java, loops, while-loop
Solution
If you want to read data from a network socket until a character sequence is found, you first need to read the data and then check the data for the escape sequence.
do
{
// read data
} while ( /* data is not escape sequence */ );
Problem
This is a highly subjective question, so I'll be more specific. Is there any time that a do-while loop would be a better style of coding than a normal while-loop? e.g. ``` int count = 0; do { System.out.println("Welcome to Java"); count++; } while (count < 10);` ``` It doesn't seem to make sense to me to check the while condition after evaluating the do-statement (aka forcing the do statement to run at least once). For something simple like my above example, I would imagine that: ``` int count = 0; while(count < 10) { System.out.println("Welcome to Java"); count++; } ``` would be generally considered to have been written in a better writing style. Can anyone provide me a working example of when a do-while loop would be considered the only/best option? Do you have a do-while loop in your code? What role does it play and why did you opt for the do-while loop? (I've got an inkling feeling that the do-while loop may be of use in coding games. Correct me, game developers, if I am wrong!)