# Empty Statements You can even leave the statement part of a `for` loop blank. This means that at the end of an iteration there is nothing guarenteed to run. ```java ~void main() { for (int i = 6; i > 2;) { System.out.println(i); i--; } // 6 // 5 // 4 // 3 // 2 ~} ``` If you leave both the initializer and statement blank, that will be functionally identical to a `while` loop.[^cry] ```java ~void main() { int number = 1; for (;number < 10;) { System.out.println(number); number *= 2; } // Same logic as above int number2 = 1; while (number2 < 10) { System.out.println(number2); number2 *= 2; } ~} ``` If you leave the initializer, expression, and statement blank it will be the same as a `while (true)` loop. ```java,no_run for (;;) { System.out.println("The people stated singing it..."); } // Runs forever ``` The only difference is that `(;;)` looks somewhat like - A spider - The Pokémon Kabuto - A person crying And that can be fun.