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--- action:While [2015/07/09 00:17] – created mirazjordan
+++ action:While [2021/10/14 04:33] (current) – peternlewis
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-The While action executes a list of actions while conditions are met.
+====== While Conditions Are Met Action ======
-{{:action:while.png|}}
+This _Action_ repeats a group of [[:Actions|Actions]] while the [[:Conditions|Conditions]] in the _While_ criteria are met.  As soon as the _While_ Criteria is _not_ met, the _Action_ will exit the loop.
-Drag one or more actions into the //No Action// area.
+It is one of several Actions that _loop_ through a set of other Actions until some criteria is met.
-Select a way to meet the conditions:
+**The _While_ Criteria can be any of these:**
   *Any of the following are true — at least one condition must be true.
   *All of the following are true — every condition must be true.
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   *Not all of the following are true — at least one condition must be false.
-Add a new condition by clicking the green + button beside //New Condition// to select from a list of available conditions.
+**The _Condition_ can be any from the [[:Conditions|Conditions]] collection.**  See [[#Conditions|below for details]].
-Conditions are grouped by category. See the Conditions section for further details.
+**When you insert this _Action_ it appears like this:**\\
-  *Application
+{{:action:while-conditions-action-km-7.3.png?nolink|}}
-  *Button
-  *Calculation
+===== How To Setup =====
-  *Clipboard
-  *Environment Variable
+  - Select one _While Criteria_ from the _While_ popup list.\\ (default is _all of the following is true_).
-  *Found Image
+  - Add one or more new conditions by clicking the green + button next to the //New Condition// to see a popup menu of [[:Conditions|Conditions]].
-  *Key
+    - Select one of these _Conditions_ and enter additional details as needed.
-  *Location
+  - Insert one or more [[:Actions|Actions]] into the //No Action// area.
-  *Macro/Macro Group
-  *Menu
+===== Exiting the While Loop =====
-  *Modifiers
-  *Mounted Volume
+  * The _Actions_ in the _While_ loop (set of actions) will start *if* all criteria and conditions are met when the _Action_ is executed in the Macro processing.
-  *Path
+  * As soon as the _While_ Criteria is _not_ met, the _Action_ will exit the loop, and the next _Action_ (if any) in the Macro will be processed.
-  *Pixel
+  * You can explicitly exit the loop by using the [[action:Break_From_Loop|Break From Loop]] _Action_.
-  *Script
+  * For example, in the example _Action_ shown below, the _While_ loop will exit\\ **IF EITHER**\\
-  *Text
+. Finder is NOT frontmost\\
-  *Typed String
+**OR**\\
-  *USB Device
+. The Keys ⌘⇧ are pressed\\
-  *Variable
+**THEN the loop will exit.**
-  *Any Window
-  *Front Window
+You can break out of the loop, retry this iteration, or skip to the next iteration with the [[actions:Redirect_Control_Flow|actions:Redirect Control Flow]] actions.
-  *Wireless Network
+===== Example =====
+{{:action:while.png?500|}}
+===== Conditions =====
+See the [[:Conditions|Conditions]] section for further details.
+~~NOCACHE~~
+<nspages condition -textPages="">
 After selecting a condition category you can make further choices. For example, if you choose the //Application Condition// you can choose a specific application to be running, or at the front, and so on.
 Add further conditions by clicking the green + button again.
+You can break out of the loop, retry this iteration, or skip to the next iteration with the [[actions:Redirect_Control_Flow|actions:Redirect Control Flow]] actions.
+===== See Also =====
+=== Actions ===
+* [[action:If Then Else|If Then Else]] action
+* [[action:Pause_Until|Pause Until]] action
+* [[action:For_Each|For Each]] action
+* [[action:Repeat|Repeat]] action
+* [[action:Until|Until]] action
+* [[action:Assert|Assert]] action
+* [[actions:Redirect_Control_Flow|Redirect Control Flow]] actions
+* [[:Actions|See all Actions]]
+===  Conditions ===
+* [[:Conditions|See all Conditions]]
+==== Forum ====
+- [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/issue-pause-until-action-fails-with-no-windows/3022/7|ISSUE: PAUSE UNTIL Action Fails with No Windows]]
+- [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/search?q=Until|Keyboard Maestro Forum topics about Until action]]