[begin_label:] WHILE search_condition DO statement(s) END WHILE [end_label]
The statements within a WHILE statement are
repeated as long as the search_condition is
true.
begin_label and
end_label must be the same, if both are
specified.
For example:
CREATE PROCEDURE dowhile()
BEGIN
DECLARE v1 INT DEFAULT 5;
WHILE v1 > 0 DO
...
SET v1 = v1 - 1;
END WHILE;
END
This is a translation of the MySQL Reference Manual that can be found at dev.mysql.com. The original Reference Manual is in English, and this translation is not necessarily as up to date as the English version.
