for loop vs foreach c#

[JerrimePatient]

What is the advantage and disadvantage of the two loops?

I don't know their deferrences to each other.

the truth is I don't know where will I use the for loop or the foreach loop.

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[DaveAmour]

If you are iterating over a collection which has enumerable properties then you can use foreach. For example:

foreach (var customer in customers)
{
    Console.WriteLine(customer.FirstName + " " + customer.LastName);
}

You could also achieve the same with a for loop:

for (var i = 0; i < customers.Count; i ++)
{
    Console.WriteLine(customers[i].FirstName + " " + customers[i].LastName);
}

In this case the first is more readable and easier to code right?

If you want to do a loop for some other reason though such as not iterating over a collectio but doing something x times then maybe a for loop is better. Also a for loop gives you access to the number of iterations you are on. So if you want to output:

1 Dave Amour
2 Fred Bloggs
3 Sarah Smith

Then there may be a case for using a for loop - it's up to you to make that call though.

Note - in order to be able to use foreach then the collection you are iterating over must implement IEnumberable or IEumerable<T>. Almost all collections do.

Here is a console app you can tinker with.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace ForeachVerusForLoop
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var customers = GetCustomers();

            foreach (var customer in customers)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(customer.FirstName + " " + customer.LastName);
            }

            for (var i = 0; i < customers.Count; i ++)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(customers[i].FirstName + " " + customers[i].LastName);
            }

            Console.ReadKey();
        }

        static List<Customer> GetCustomers()
        {
            var customers = new List<Customer>
                {
                    new Customer { FirstName = "Dave", LastName = "Amour" },
                    new Customer { FirstName = "Fred", LastName = "Bloggs" },
                    new Customer { FirstName = "Sarah", LastName = "Smith" }
                };

            return customers;
        }
    }

    class Customer
    {
        public string FirstName { get; set; }
        public string LastName { get; set; }
    }
}

[JerrimePatient]

Thank you sir.

That's the info that I want.

[deceptikon]

In this case the first is more readable and easier to code right?

If all you need is read-only context, sure. Two cases where it's not easier is when you want to index of the enumerated item and when you want to replace the enumerated item. A foreach loop isn't inherently conducive for either, and that's where a for loop is simpler when iterating over a collection.