C# For Loop Increment by 2

In this tutorial, you will learn how to increment your C# for loop by 2 or by any other integer by modifying the iterator section of the for statement.

Recall C# For Loop Syntax

Remember that to create a For loop in C#, the for statement has three parts - the initializer, condition, and iterator sections.

for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) { }

In the initializer section, we declare and assign a value to the counter variable. The loop will continue to run as long as the conditions in the condition section are true. Finally, in the iterator section, we increment the counter variable.

Incrementing Counter Variable by 2

Typically, the iterator section will say i++. This will increment our counter variable by 1 each time the loop iterates. Recall from our previous tutorial that the increment operator i++ is functionally equivalent to i = i + 1 or i += 1.

Knowing this, we can modify the increment section of our for statement to force our counter to use a different increment.

for (int i = 0; i < 10; i+=2)
{
    Console.WriteLine(i);
}
Console.ReadLine();

In this example, our counter will increment by 2 each time the loop runs and our program will only print even numbers (0, 2, 4, 6, 8) to the console.

The Bottom Line

In this tutorial, you expanded your understanding of the classic for loop in C#. You learned that you can customize a loop by incrementing your counter variable by non-default integers, and we gave a practical example of when this could be useful. If you have any thoughts, let me know in the comments!