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To - prefixes an incremental for loop target value

1 for Variable := Integer Expression to Integer Expression do Statement; 2 for Variable := Char Expression to Char Expression do Statement; 3 for Variable := Enum Expression to Enum Expression do Statement; Description The To keyword prefixes the target value Expression in a For loop. The To expression maybe an Integer, Character or Enumeration type. See the For keyword for full details. The examples illustrate the three expression types. Related commands Begin Keyword that starts a statement block DownTo Prefixes an decremental for loop target value End Keyword that terminates statement blocks For Starts a loop that executes a finite number of times Example code : Integer for loop var i : Integer; begin // Loop 5 times for i := 1 To (10 div 2) do ShowMessage('i = '+IntToStr(i)); end; Show full unit code i = 1 i = 2 i = 3 i = 4 i = 5 Example code : Character for loop var c : char; begin // Loop 5 times for c := 'A' To 'E' do ShowMessage('c = '+c); end; Show full unit code c = A c = B c = C c = D c = E Example code : Enumeration for loop var suit : (Hearts, Clubs, Diamonds, Spades); begin // Loop 3 times for suit := Hearts To Diamonds do ShowMessage('Suit = '+IntToStr(Ord(suit))); end; Show full unit code Suit = 0 Suit = 1 Suit = 2