For loop with 2 variables in C++ and Java

In this article we will discuss how to use for loop with two variables.

For loop is basic feature we use in programming. In it we use a variable and keep on increasing or decreasing it till a condition is matched.

But many times a scenario comes where we want to increment or decrement two variables instead of one.

For example, I want to do for loop with 2 variable i.e.

• i that will increment from 0 to 9
• j that will decrement from 10 to 1

Here condition till which loop will run is (i < 10 && j > 0)

Let’s see how to do that,

For Loop with two variables in C++

#include <iostream>

int main()
{
	// for loop with two variable i & j
	// i will start with 0 and keep on incrementing till 10
	// j will start with 10 and keep on decrementing till 0

	for (int i = 0, j = 10; i < 10 && j > 0; i++, j--)
	{
		std::cout << "i = " << i << " :: " << "j = " << j << std::endl;
	}
	return 0;
}

For Loop with two variables in Java

public class forloop {

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		// for loop with two variable i & j
		// i will start with 0 and keep on incrementing till 10
		// j will start with 10 and keep on decrementing till 0

		for (int i = 0, j = 10; i < 10 && j > 0; i++, j--) {
			System.out.println("i = " + i + " :: " + "j = " + j);
		}

	}

}

Output for the above programs is,

i = 0 :: j = 10
i = 1 :: j = 9
i = 2 :: j = 8
i = 3 :: j = 7
i = 4 :: j = 6
i = 5 :: j = 5
i = 6 :: j = 4
i = 7 :: j = 3
i = 8 :: j = 2
i = 9 :: j = 1