FOR ... NEXT
FOR loops eliminate a common programming error that occurs with DO loops, namely failure to update a loop variable or test variable.

If INC byteOffset is left out of the preceding example, the 1st byte of testString$ is added to hash indefinitely, instead of each byte being added once as intended.  The following example performs the same function, except the inner DO loop is replaced by a FOR loop.  byteOffset is incremented automatically by the NEXT statement, avoiding the possibility of an inadvertent endless loop.

FOR ... NEXT example
FUNCTION PlayTheHashGame ()
  $BYTE0 = BITFIELD (8, 0)
'
  DO
    testString$ = INLINE$("Compute hash for string ===>> ")
    hash = 0
    IF testString$ THEN EXIT DO
    FOR byteOffset = 0 TO LEN (testString$) - 1
      testByte = testString${byteOffset}
      hash = hash + testByte
    NEXT byteOffset
    hash = hash{$BYTE0}
    PRINT "The hash for "; testString$; " is: "; HEXX$(hash, 2)
  LOOP
  PRINT "***** DONE *****"
END FUNCTION

FOR options
The order of execution in FOR loops is altered when any of the following statements execute:

  DO FOR - continue at the top (the FOR)
  DO NEXT - continue at the bottom (the NEXT)
  EXIT FOR - exit (past the NEXT)

The following example illustrates these options:

  FOR i = j TO k STEP x   '
    Shuffle (@x, @y, @z)  ' new values for x, y, z
    PRINT "Start FOR"     '
    IF x THEN DO NEXT     ' jump down to NEXT statement
    PRINT "x = 0"         '
    IF y THEN DO FOR      ' jump up to FOR statement
    PRINT "y = 0"         '
    IF z THEN EXIT FOR    ' jump past NEXT statement
    PRINT "z = 0"         '
  NEXT i '

STEP
If no STEP is given, the step size defaults to 1.