Loops

Loops repeat a block while a counter changes.

loops.lua

local limit = 
local total = 0

for number = 1, limit do
  total = total + number
end

print("limit=" .. limit)
print("total=" .. total)

local limit = 
local total = 0

for number = 1, limit do
  total = total + number
end

print("limit=" .. limit)
print("total=" .. total)

local limit = 
local total = 0

for number = 1, limit do
  total = total + number
end

print("limit=" .. limit)
print("total=" .. total)

for loop A numeric `for` loop visits each number from the start value through the end value.