---
title: Control Flow
description: If/else, while, for, c-style for, loop, match, break, continue, and return.
icon: ArrowLeftRight
---

### If/Else

```mist
if condition
{
    // body
}
else if other_condition
{
    // body
}
else
{
    // body
}
```

Used as an expression:

```mist
let x = if true { 1 } else { 2 };
```

### While

```mist
while condition
{
    // body
}
```

### For

```mist
for pattern in iterator
{
    // body
}

for i in 0 .. 10
{
    // body
}
```

### C-Style For

```mist
for (let mut i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
    // body
}
```

### Loop

```mist
loop
{
    // infinite loop
}
```

### Match

```mist
match value {
    pattern1 => expr,
    pattern2 => {
        // block body
    }
    pattern3 | pattern4 => expr,
}
```

### Break / Continue

```mist
break;
continue;
```

### Return

```mist
return;
return value;
```