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The WHILE loop statement in MySQL has the following characteristics:<\/p>\n

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  1. A series of SQL statements can be executed within a loop to achieve repeated execution.<\/li>\n
  2. The code inside the loop will continue to execute until the loop condition is no longer met.<\/li>\n
  3. The loop continues to run when the condition is true and stops when it is false.<\/li>\n
  4. The loop variable can be manipulated and modified within the loop body to control the number of iterations and conditions of the loop.<\/li>\n
  5. The code within the loop can include SQL queries, data manipulation statements, etc., that interact with the MySQL database.<\/li>\n
  6. You can use the BREAK statement to prematurely end a loop, and the CONTINUE statement to skip the current iteration and move on to the next iteration.<\/li>\n
  7. WHILE loops can be nested within other loops or combined with conditional statements to achieve more complex logical control.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The WHILE loop statement in MySQL has the following characteristics: A series of SQL statements can be executed within a loop to achieve repeated execution. The code inside the loop will continue to execute until the loop condition is no longer met. 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