for loop
// this is javascript, but can be used in any language
// with minor modifications of variable definitions
let array = ["foo", "bar"]
let low = 0; // the index to start at
let high = array.length; // can also be a number
/* high can be a direct access too
the first part will be executed when the loop starts
for the first time
the second part ("i < high") is the condition
for it to loop over again.
the third part will be executen every time the code
block in the loop is closed.
*/
for(let i = low; i < high; i++) {
// the variable i is the index, which is
// the amount of times the loop has looped already
console.log(i);
console.log(array[i]);
} // i will be incremented when this is hit.
// output:
/*
0
foo
1
bar
*/