For and While Loops

Lua supports multiple looping structures: while, repeat-until, and for.

While Loop:

i = 1
while i <= 5 do
  print(i)
  i = i + 1
end

Repeat-Until Loop:

This loop runs at least once and continues until the condition becomes true.

i = 1
repeat
  print(i)
  i = i + 1
until i > 5

Numeric For Loop:

for i = 1, 5 do
  print(i)
end

Generic For Loop:

Used for iterating over tables:

fruits = {"apple", "banana", "cherry"}
for index, value in ipairs(fruits) do
  print(index, value)
end