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Perform an action multiple times based on a boolean condition, checked before the first action (WHILE .. DO)

Starting with a variable x=1, Print the sequence "1,2,4,8,16,32,64,128," by doubling x and checking that x is less than 150.
php
$x = 1;
while($x < 150) {
echo "$x,";
$x *= 2;
}
$x = 0;
$c = pow(2, $x);
while($c < 150) {
echo "$c,";
$c = pow(2, $x++);
}
erlang
X = 1, print_while_X_less_150(X).
Pred = fun (X) -> X < 150 end,
Action = fun (X) -> io:format("~B,", [X]), X * 2 end,
X = 1,

while_do(Pred, Action, X).
csharp
int x = 1;

while (x < 150)
{
x *= 2;
Console.Write("{0},", x);
}
clojure
(take-while #(< % 150) (iterate #(* 2 %) 1))

Perform an action multiple times based on a boolean condition, checked after the first action (DO .. WHILE)

Simulate rolling a die until you get a six. Produce random numbers, printing them until a six is rolled. An example output might be "4,2,1,2,6"
php
do {
$rand = rand(1,6);
echo $rand;
if ($rand != 6) echo ", ";
} while ($rand != 6);
erlang
Pred = fun (DiceRoll) -> DiceRoll =/= 6 end,
Action = fun (DiceRoll) -> io:format("~B,", [DiceRoll]), dice_roll() end,

do_while(Pred, Action, dice_roll()).
-module(dice).
-export([start/0]).

start() ->
roll(dice_roll()).

roll(6) ->
io:format("6~n", []);
roll(N) ->
io:format("~B,", [N]),
roll(dice_roll()).

dice_roll() -> random:uniform(6).
csharp
System.Random die = new System.Random();
int roll;

do
{
roll = die.Next(1, 6);
Console.Write(roll);
if (roll < 6) Console.Write(",");
}
while (roll != 6);
clojure
(loop [r (rand-int 6)]
(if (= r 5)
nil
(do
(println r)
(recur (rand-int 6)))))

Perform an action a fixed number of times (FOR)

Display the string "Hello" five times like "HelloHelloHelloHelloHello"
php
for($i = 0; $i < 5; $i++) {
echo "Hello";
}
erlang
dotimes(5, fun () -> io:format("Hello") end).
lists:foreach(fun (_) -> io:format("Hello") end, lists:seq(1, 5)).
csharp
string text = "Hello";

for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
{
Console.Write(text);
}
clojure
(dotimes [_ 5]
(print "Hello"))

Perform an action a fixed number of times with a counter

Display the string "10 .. 9 .. 8 .. 7 .. 6 .. 5 .. 4 .. 3 .. 2 .. 1 .. Liftoff!"
php
for($i = 10; $i > 0; $i--) {
echo $i." .. ";
}
echo "Liftoff!";
erlang
fromto(10, 1, -1, fun (X) -> io:format("~B .. ", [X]) end), io:format("Liftoff!~n").
lists:foreach(fun (X) -> io:format("~B .. ", [X]) end, lists:seq(10, 1, -1)), io:format("Liftoff!~n").
csharp
for (int i = 10; i > 0; i--)
{
Console.Write("{0} .. ", i);
}

Console.WriteLine("Liftoff!");
clojure
(dotimes [i 10]
(print (str (- 10 i) " .. ")))

(println "Liftoff!")