Looping in Robot framework - robotframework

Question

I would like to repeat the similar commands with replacing few variables in Robot framework. Could please suggest me how to do it?
Here is the sample code:
variable1 = ['abc']
varaible2 = ['123','456']
| | Run Keyword And Continue On Failure | testing | ${variable1} | ${variable2} | ${GetVal} | ${Check} |
variable3 = ['xyz']
varaible2 = ['678','789']
| | Run Keyword And Continue On Failure | testing | ${variable3} | ${variable4} | ${GetVal} | ${Check} |

Answer 1

Yes Robot framework supports for loops here is the example
:FOR ${animal} IN cat dog
\ Log ${animal}
\ Log 2nd keyword
Log Outside loop
For More Examples Please go through this link
http://robotframework.org/robotframework/latest/RobotFrameworkUserGuide.html#for-loops

Answer 2

Robot framework provides a "for" loop with the special keyword :FOR (see For Loops in the user guide)
| | :FOR | ${v2} | IN | #{variable2}
| | | Run keyword and continue on failure
| | | ... | testing | ${variable1} | ${v2} | ${GetVal} | ${Check}
Notice that the body of the loop has an extra level of indentation.
If you want to do nested loops you'll need to create a separate keyword for the nested loop. It very quickly becomes easier to write a single python keyword that does all of the looping and logic, as robot really isn't designed to be a general purpose programming language.

Answer 3

here is an example which loops for a given number
: FOR ${INDEX} IN RANGE 200
\ Log To Console ${INDEX}

Answer 4

The other answers are very good at explaining how to write a simple FOR loop in Robot Framework, so this is added clarity for your information.
First of all, the code to do as you're asking is as follows, assuming the various unknown variables are already defined elsewhere:
*** Test Cases ***
Do Your Test
:FOR ${INDEX} IN RANGE ${INCLUSIVE_STARTING_INDEX1} ${EXCLUSIVE_ENDING_INDEX1}
\ Run Keyword and Continue On Failure testing ${variable1} ${variable2} ${GetVal} ${Check}
:FOR ${INDEX} IN RANGE ${INCLUSIVE_STARTING_INDEX2} ${EXCLUSIVE_ENDING_INDEX2}
\ Run Keyword and Continue On Failure testing ${variable3} ${variable4} ${GetVal} ${Check}
Second, I need to clarify that FOR Loops in Robot Framework are NOT Keywords. They're distinctively separate entities at the most basic level in the language. I learned this by spending hours delving into the code, trying to figure out how it might be possible to code a nestable For loop. To save you the effort of trying, it isn't without coding your own customized keyword in Python.
Also, I should specify that I'm taking the liberty of assuming that you made a few typos in your question, and that your personalized keyword "testing" that you wrote somewhere else accepts a list object as its second input variable. If that is incorrect, let me know and I'll give you a more accurate answer.

Answer 5

If you want only one loop you can use
:FOR ${iTemp} IN #{listOfStudents}
\ Log ${iTemp}
\ Log GO_ON.
but you can't make loop inside loop
for that you should use keyword for that like below
First Loop
:FOR ${i} IN #{listOfStudents}
\ Log ${i}
\ Log OutSide Loop
Outside Loop
:FOR ${j} IN #{ListOfSubject}
\ Log ${j}
\ Log new Kewords.
Thats the way you can use loops in Robot Framework
Thasnks

Answer 6

For loop syntax was enhanced in Robot Framework 3.1. New syntax is as follows:
*** Test Cases ***
Example
FOR ${animal} IN cat dog
Log ${animal}
Log 2nd keyword
END
Log Outside loop
Second Example
FOR ${var} IN one two ${3} four ${five}
... kuusi 7 eight nine ${last}
Log ${var}
END