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< BLOCK syntax>
< WHILE [NOT] conditional>
block
< /WHILE>
< /BLOCK>
< BLOCK synopsis>
<STRONG>WHILE</STRONG> is the building block for repeated processing.
The basic form is shown above.
<P>
"Conditional" is either a "compare" or "is defined" operation.
A compare operator is a test of the value of a macro against a literal string.
If the NOT tag is present in the WHILE markup, the evaluation of the
conditional is reversed:
<htpcode>
< WHILE NOT i="10">
...
< INC i>
< /WHILE>
</htpcode>
<P>
Just as with <manlink href="if.html">IF</manlink> you can also check for a
macro's existance:
<htpcode>
< WHILE sect-$i>
...
< INC i>
< /WHILE>
</htpcode>
<P>
If the condition is true, the block is evaluated and afterwards the
WHILE tag is evaluated again. If the '$'-operator is used in the
WHILE tag it is also reevaluated on each iteration.
<P>
A loop block <EM>must</EM> be closed with the /WHILE tag.
< /BLOCK>
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