Java: Infinite Loop Convention [closed]

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There is no difference in bytecode between while(true) and for(;;) but I prefer while(true) since it is less confusing (especially for someone new to Java).

You can check it with this code example

void test1(){
    for (;;){
        System.out.println("hello");
    }
}
void test2(){
    while(true){
        System.out.println("world");
    }
}

When you use command javap -c ClassWithThoseMethods you will get 

  void test1();
    Code:
       0: getstatic     #15                 // Field java/lang/System.out:Ljava/io/PrintStream;
       3: ldc           #21                 // String hello
       5: invokevirtual #23                 // Method java/io/PrintStream.println:(Ljava/lang/String;)V
       8: goto          0

  void test2();
    Code:
       0: getstatic     #15                 // Field java/lang/System.out:Ljava/io/PrintStream;
       3: ldc           #31                 // String world
       5: invokevirtual #23                 // Method java/io/PrintStream.println:(Ljava/lang/String;)V
       8: goto          0

which shows same structure (except “hello” vs “world” strings) .

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