Iterate with for loop or while loop?

Question

I often see code like:

Iterator i = list.iterator();
while(i.hasNext()) {
    ...
}

but I write that (when Java 1.5 isn\'t available or for

Answer 1

Academia tends to prefer the while-loop as it makes for less complicated reasoning about programs. I tend to prefer the for- or foreach-loop structures as they make for easier-to-read code.