# /for

### Syntax

**/for** ***varname** initial-value* **to|downto** final-value **\[step** *interval***]**

**/next** ***varname***

## Description

This runs all commands between the /for line and the /next line, after which it increments/decrements the *varname* number (#1) by *step* number (#3) (default is 1) before running through the commands again. It will keep doing this until the *varname* number equals #2. You can end a /for loop immediately with /break or try the next iteration with /continue.

### Examples

**Simplest**

```
/declare varname int local
/for varname 1 to 5
    /echo ${varname}
/next varname


| Will output:
|  1
|  2
|  3
|  4
|  5
```

**Using /continue**

```
/declare varname int local
/for varname 1 to 5
   /if ({$varname} == 3) /continue
   /echo ${varname}
/next varname


| Will output:
|  1
|  2
|  4
|  5
```

**Using /break**

```
/declare varname int local
/for varname 1 to 5
    /if (${varname} == 3) /break
    /echo ${varname}
/next varname


| Will output:
|  1
|  2
```

**With a pre-defined ending variable**

```
/declare foo int local 5

/declare varname int local
/for varname 1 ${foo}
  /echo ${varname}
/next varname

| Will output:
|  1
|  2
|  3
|  4
|  5
```

### See also

* [/next](/macroquest/commands/macro-commands/next.md)
* [/while](/macroquest/commands/macro-commands/while.md)
* [/break](/macroquest/commands/macro-commands/break.md)
* [/continue](/macroquest/commands/macro-commands/continue.md)
* [Macro\_Reference](/macroquest/documentation/macro-reference.md)
* [Slash Commands](/macroquest/commands/slash-commands.md)


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