Hello, learner! Today's journey is into the cosmos of JavaScript's nested loops. Imagine nested loops as loops inside loops, much like galaxies with star systems rotating on their axes while also revolving around their galaxy center. Intriguing, isn't it? By the end of this session, you'll understand how to use nested loops in JavaScript and control them effectively.
Let's decipher the structure of a nested for
loop in JavaScript:
For every value of i
from 0
to 2
, we traverse j
from 0
to 2
and print the current pair of i
and j
.
Much like for
loops, while
loops can also be nested:
Here again, the inner loop j
runs in full for every individual iteration of the outer loop i
.
Let's dive into some examples of nested loops. Consider the task of iterating over a two-dimensional (2D) array, which is an array of arrays:
For every row i
(outer loop), an inner loop parses every element within that row.
Another nested for
loop example creates a numerical pyramid:
This code produces:
Congratulations! We've explored nested loops in JavaScript, journeyed through nested for
and while
loops, discovered real-world use cases, and learned through practical examples. The practice assignments are coming up next! Our challenge is for you to master nested loops. Are you ready to dive in? Go for it!
