Basic Syntax

if / else statement

If condition Then 
    code to execute if true
ElseIf condition Then
    code
Else
    code to execute if conditions are both false
End If

for loop

For I as Integer = 1 To 10 Step 1
    code to execute
Next

Step is optional and Step 1 is the default. Step tells it how to count, so -1 would have it subtract 1 each time and Step 5 would have it add 5 each time thru the loop.

In case the loop need to be stopped, then the Exit For statement can be used, as in the below example;

Dim iIndex as integer

For I as Integer = 1 To 10 Step 1

Debug.Print  I     
iIndex = I * 10

If iIndex > 90 Then
    Exit For
End If

Loop

Here, instead of printing 1 to 10, it will stop at 9, since the condition told the process to stop when iIndex reaches 90.

Do Loop

Another common type of loop in Visual Basic is the DO loop, which would run a piece of code continuously until it is told to stop. On the contrary of some other loops whereby indexes are used to stop the process, in this particular loop, it should be told to stop.

A simple example illustrating the loop is as follows

Dim iIndex1 As Integer
iIndex1 = 1
   
Do
   Debug.Print iIndex1 
   iIndex1 = iIndex1 + 1

   If iIndex1 = 10 Then
      Exit Do
   End If
Loop

The above piece of code will take an Index, initialized to 1, and increment it. A Debug.Print will help print the index to rack the loop. On each loop, the code will verify if the index has reached 10 and if and only if the condition is true, the Exit Do will be executed, which will stop the loop.

Select Case Statement

    Dim number As Integer = 8
    Select Case number
        Case 1 To 5
            Debug.WriteLine("Between 1 and 5, inclusive")
            ' The following is the only Case clause that evaluates to True.
        Case 6, 7, 8
            Debug.WriteLine("Between 6 and 8, inclusive")
        Case 9 To 10
            Debug.WriteLine("Equal to 9 or 10")
        Case Else
            Debug.WriteLine("Not between 1 and 10, inclusive")
    End Select