===== For / Next =====
==== Format ====
**for** [[variables|variable]] =  //expression1// **to** //expression2// [ **step** //expression3// ] \\
[[programsyntax|statement(s)]]\\
**next** [[variables|variable]]

==== Description ====

The FOR and NEXT commands are used in conjunction to execute a command or group of commands a specified number of times. When the FOR command is first encountered, the [[variables|variable]] is set to //expresssion1//.\\
After each NEXT command, [[variables|variable]] is incremented by 1 (the default), or by //expression3// if the optional STEP is used, until [[variables|variable]] is greater than or equal to //expression2// for positive step values, or less than or equal to //expression2// for negative step values.

==== See Also ====
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