While/Until Powershell

Usage example for while and until in Powershell

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# While
Clear-Host
$i = 1
while ($i -le 5)
{
"`$i = $i"
$i += 1
}

# While won't execute if condition is already true
Clear-Host
$i = 6
while ($i -le 5)
{
"`$i = $i"
$i = $i + 1
}

# Do
Clear-Host
$i = 1
do
{
"`$i = $i"
$i++
} while($i -le 5)

# Do will always execute at least once
Clear-Host
$i = 6
do
{
"`$i = $i"
$i++
} while($i -le 5)

# Use until to make the check more positive
Clear-Host
$i = 1
do
{
"`$i = $i"
$i++
} until($i -gt 5)