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title: "What is the difference between a while statement and a do statement?"  
description: "What is the difference between a while statement and a do statement?"  
author: "Sumit Kesarwani"  
published: 2014-08-26  
updated: 2020-09-23  
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category: "java"  
tags: ["java"]  
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# What is the difference between a while statement and a do statement?

A while statement checks at the beginning of a loop to see whether the next loop iteration should occur.

A do statement checks at the end of a loop to see whether the next iteration of a loop should occur. The do statement will always execute the body of a loop at least once.

## Answers

### Answer by Sumit Kesarwani

A while statement checks at the beginning of a loop to see whether the next loop iteration should occur.

A do statement checks at the end of a loop to see whether the next iteration of a loop should occur. The do statement will always execute the body of a loop at least once.


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