foreach loop a java creation?

Question

Why was this loop introduced in java?Is it a java creation? What is its purpose(increases memory/cpu utilisation efficiency)?

Answer 1

Please see Foreach:

For each (or foreach) is a computer language idiom for traversing items in a collection. Foreach is usually used in place of a standard for statement. Unlike other for loop constructs, however, foreach loops 1 usually maintain no explicit counter: they essentially say "do this to everything in this set", rather than "do this x times". This avoids potential off-by-one errors and makes code simpler to read. In object-oriented languages an iterator, even if implicit, is often used as the means of traversal.

Several languages, including Python, have only a foreach loop, requiring explicit counting to achieve "standard" for behavior.

And specifically the section on Java:

A foreach-construct was introduced in JDK 5.0. Official sources use several names for the construct. It is referred to as the "Enhanced for Loop" the "For-Each Loop" and the "foreach statement".