> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.xano.com/llms.txt
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# Loops
### **For Each Loop**
```xs theme={null}
foreach ($list) {
each as alias {
// XanoScript statements go here
}
}
```
| Parameter | Purpose | Example |
| --------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| \$list | The list to iterate through | \$users |
| \$alias | The variable to store the item currently being iterated through | user |
Place the functions that run as a part of your loop inside \{} brackets after defining the alias.
```xs theme={null}
foreach ($x1) {
each as item {
util.sleep {
value = 1
}
}
}
```
### **For Loop**
```xs theme={null}
for (`$loops`) {
each as index {
// XanoScript statements go here
}
}
```
| Parameter | Purpose | Example |
| --------- | ------------------------------------ | ------- |
| \$loops | The number of iterations in the loop | 10 |
| \$index | The name of the index variable | index |
Place the functions that run as a part of your loop inside \{} brackets after defining the index variable.
```xs theme={null}
for (`10`) {
each as index {
util.sleep {
value = 1
}
}
}
```
### **While Loop**
```xs theme={null}
while (`conditions`) {
each {
// XanoScript statements go here
}
}
```
| Parameter | Purpose | Example |
| ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |
| conditions | The condition(s) that the loop will use to determine if it continues to run | `false == false && true == true` |
Place the functions that run as a part of your loop inside \{} brackets after defining your conditions.
```xs theme={null}
while (`true == true && true == true`) {
each {
util.sleep {
value = 1
}
}
}
```
### **Break Out Of Loop**
```xs theme={null}
break
```
```xs theme={null}
for (`10`) {
each as index {
conditional {
if (`$index == 5`) {
break
}
}
}
}
```
### Continue to Next Iteration
```xs theme={null}
continue
```
```xs theme={null}
for (`10`) {
each as index {
conditional {
if (`$index == 5`) {
continue
}
}
}
}
```
### Iterating Over an Array of Objects
You can access properties of each item in a `foreach` loop:
```xs theme={null}
var $users {
value = [
{id: 1, name: "Alice"},
{id: 2, name: "Bob"}
]
}
foreach ($users) {
each as user {
debug.log {
value = user.name
}
}
}
```
### Nested Loops
You can nest loops for multi-dimensional data:
```xs theme={null}
var $matrix {
value = [
[1, 2],
[3, 4]
]
}
foreach ($matrix) {
each as row {
foreach (row) {
each as value {
debug.log {
value = value
}
}
}
}
}
```
### When to Use For vs Foreach
* Use `for` when you need a fixed number of iterations or an index variable.
* Use `foreach` to iterate over each item in a list or array.
### Notes on Break and Continue
The `break` and `continue` statements work in all loop types (`for`, `foreach`, and `while`). Use `break` to exit the loop early, and `continue` to skip to the next iteration.