Iterate with JavaScript For Loops - Challenge

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I apologize for creating a new Topic, but couldn’t figure out how to comment or ask questions on the existing Topics.

Anyway, my question is about the Iterate For Loop challenge below:

var ourArray = [];

for (var i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
  ourArray.push(i);
}

How come the array will produce [0, 1, 2, 3, 4] and not [1, 2, 3, 4] ?

I thought the i++ at the end would take the initialized variable of 0 and make it a 1 and push 1 unto the array.
I can force/train myself to accept it as the correct way, but I don’t understand the logic behind it.
Any help explaining that would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Keenan

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I’ve edited your post for readability. When you enter a code block into the forum, precede it with a line of three backticks and follow it with a line of three backticks to make easier to read. See this post to find the backtick on your keyboard. The “preformatted text” tool in the editor (</>) will also add backticks around text.

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Hi,

In the for loop, the third statement i++ runs after the { code block }.

Tried to get this response in earlier but got caught by emergency maint. I can see this has already been answered, but I really just want to participate and reinforce what I’ve learned.

sev

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