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Description:: Executes code. Used as part of a construct, such as while, with, for and switch. The code is always executed in missionNamespace unless do is used with with as an argument.
Groups:: Program Flow

Syntax:: construct do code
Parameters:: construct: While Type (while), With Type (with), For Type (for), Switch Type (switch)
: code: Code
Return Value:: Anything

Example 1:: while { b > a } do { a = a + 1; };
Example 2:: with uiNamespace do { MyUIVar = MyUIVar + 5; };
Example 3:: for "_i" from 1 to 10 do { systemChat str _i; sleep 0.5; };
Example 4:: switch (50) do { case 25: { hint "25" }; case 50: { hint "50" }; // hints "50" case 75: { hint "75" }; default { hint "nope" }; };

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-#REDIRECT [[Control Structures#Loops]]
+{{RV|type=command
-[[Category:Scripting Commands|DO]]
+|game1= ofp
-[[Category:Scripting Commands OFP 1.96|DO]]
+|version1= 1.85
-[[Category:Scripting Commands ArmA|DO]]
-[[Category:ArmA: Control Structures|DO]]
+|game2= ofpe
-[[Category:Command Group: Program Flow|DO]]
+|version2= 1.00
+|game3= arma1
+|version3= 1.00
+|game4= arma2
+|version4= 1.00
+|game5= arma2oa
+|version5= 1.50
+|game6= tkoh
+|version6= 1.00
+|game7= arma3
+|version7= 0.50
+|gr1= Program Flow
+|descr= Executes ''code''. Used as part of a construct, such as [[while]], [[with]], [[for]] and [[switch]]. The ''code'' is always executed in [[missionNamespace]] unless [[do]] is used with [[with]] as an argument.
+|s1= construct [[do]] code
+|p1= construct: [[While Type]] ([[while]]), [[With Type]] ([[with]]), [[For Type]] ([[for]]), [[Switch Type]] ([[switch]])
+|p2= code: [[Code]]
+|r1= [[Anything]]
+|x1= <sqf>
+while { b > a } do
+{
+	a = a + 1;
+};
+</sqf>
+|x2= <sqf>
+with uiNamespace do
+{
+	MyUIVar = MyUIVar + 5;
+};
+</sqf>
+|x3= <sqf>
+for "_i" from 1 to 10 do
+{
+	systemChat str _i;
+	sleep 0.5;
+};
+</sqf>
+|x4= <sqf>
+switch (50) do
+{
+	case 25: { hint "25" };
+	case 50: { hint "50" }; // hints "50"
+	case 75: { hint "75" };
+	default { hint "nope" };
+};
+</sqf>
+|seealso= [[Control Structures]]
+}}