Editing Infinite loop (section)

==Examples of intentional infinite loops==
A simple example (in [[C (programming language)|C]]):

<syntaxhighlight lang="c">
#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
  for (;;) // or equivalently, while (1)
    printf("Infinite Loop\n");  
  return 0;
}
</syntaxhighlight>
The form <code>for (;;)</code> for an infinite loop is traditional, appearing in the standard reference ''[[The C Programming Language]]'', and is often punningly pronounced "forever".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20186809/endless-loop-in-c-c |title=Endless loop in C/C++ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803202212/http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20186809/endless-loop-in-c-c |archive-date=2016-08-03}}</ref>

This is a loop that will print "Infinite Loop" without halting.

A similar example in 1980s-era [[BASIC programming language|BASIC]]:
<syntaxhighlight lang="basic">
10 PRINT "INFINITE LOOP"
20 GOTO 10
</syntaxhighlight>

A similar example in [[MS-DOS]] compatible batch files:
<syntaxhighlight lang="bat">
:A
echo Infinite Loop
goto :A
</syntaxhighlight>

In [[Java (programming language)|Java]]:
<syntaxhighlight lang="java">
while (true) {
    System.out.println("Infinite Loop");
}
</syntaxhighlight>

The while loop never terminates because its condition is always true.

In [[Bourne Again Shell]]:
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
for ((;;)); do
	echo "Infinite Loop"
done
</syntaxhighlight>

In [[Rust (programming language)|Rust]]:
<syntaxhighlight lang="rust">
loop {
    println!("Infinite loop");
}
</syntaxhighlight>