Perl While Loop

Perl While Loop

In this tutorial, we will learn about while loop in Perl. We will cover the basics of iterative execution using while loops.

What is a While Loop

A while loop is a control flow statement that allows code to be executed repeatedly based on a given Boolean condition. The loop runs as long as the condition evaluates to true.

Syntax

The syntax for the while loop in Perl is:

while (condition) {
    # Code block to be executed
}

The while loop evaluates the condition before executing the loop's body. If the condition is true, the code block inside the loop is executed. This process repeats until the condition becomes false.


Printing Numbers from 1 to 5

  1. Declare a variable $i and initialize it to 1.
  2. Use a while loop to print numbers from 1 to 5.

Perl Program

my $i = 1;
while ($i <= 5) {
    print "$i\n";
    $i++;
}

Output

1
2
3
4
5

Calculating the Sum of First N Natural Numbers

  1. Declare variables $n and $sum.
  2. Assign a value to $n.
  3. Initialize $sum to 0.
  4. Use a while loop to calculate the sum of the first $n natural numbers.
  5. Print the sum.

Perl Program

my $n = 10;
my $sum = 0;
my $i = 1;
while ($i <= $n) {
    $sum += $i;
    $i++;
}
print "Sum of first $n natural numbers is $sum\n";

Output

Sum of first 10 natural numbers is 55

Reversing a Number

  1. Declare variables $num and $rev.
  2. Assign a value to $num.
  3. Initialize $rev to 0.
  4. Use a while loop to reverse the digits of $num.
  5. Print the reversed number.

Perl Program

my $num = 12345;
my $rev = 0;
while ($num != 0) {
    my $digit = $num % 10;
    $rev = $rev * 10 + $digit;
    $num = int($num / 10);
}
print "Reversed number is $rev\n";

Output

Reversed number is 54321