What type of loop continues to execute as long as a specified condition is true?

The chosen answer is a while loop, which is designed to execute a block of code repeatedly as long as a specified condition remains true. In programming, this type of loop is particularly useful for situations where the number of iterations is not known beforehand and depends on a dynamic condition.

When a while loop is initiated, it first evaluates the condition. If the condition is true, the code inside the loop is executed, and after that, the condition is checked again. This continues iteratively until the condition evaluates to false, at which point the loop terminates.

This makes while loops a powerful tool for tasks such as reading user input until a valid entry is made, processing items in a list as long as there are items remaining, or executing a task until a specific flag changes.

In contrast, the for loop is typically used when the number of iterations is known ahead of time, such as iterating through a fixed range of values or items within a collection. A range loop operates under a similar principle to the for loop but specifically iterates over a sequence of values. The do-while loop also checks its condition after executing the loop block, guaranteeing that the block runs at least once, but its primary characteristic is that it executes the loop body