Code Inspection: 'for' loop may be replaced by 'while' loop

Reports a for loop that contains neither initialization nor an update component. Suggests replacing the loop with a simpler while statement.

Example:

  for(; exitCondition(); ) {
    process();
  }

After the quick-fix is applied the result looks like:

  while(exitCondition()) {
    process();
  }

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Last modified: 16 July 2021