## 7.2 Functioning of the Loop Statement

The loop statement in AVAP™ follows this execution process:

* The control variable control is initialized with the starting value specified in start .
* The loop condition is evaluated: while the value of control is less than or equal to the end value end , the code block within startLoop() is executed. If the value of control exceeds the end value, the loop terminates, and execution continues after endLoop() .
* In each iteration of the loop, the code block within startLoop() is executed, and the control variable control is automatically incremented by one.
* Once the control variable reaches or exceeds the end value end , the loop terminates, and execution continues after endLoop() .