# 168. DO WHILE loop iterates as long as condition at beginning is met.
topic: {ref}`loops`
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A DO WHILE loop iterates as long as the condition at the beginning of the loop is met. The syntax is
do while (condition)
...
end do
An infinite do loop allows the test for exiting to be made anywhere in the loop and is more flexible.
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