ive needed the construct
For the record I didn't mean for (;;) but rather the while () {} continue {} construct which once or twice ive found has come in useful. For instance
while (<$fh>) {
s/foo/bar/ and next;
s/yada/yada/ and next;
#lots more of the same
} continue {
print $_;
}
Which _can_ be written without the continue, but when the innerds get a bit complex the continue can result in simpler code. (Sorry, but I had to make it clear ive never written a perl script with for (;;) in it ;-)
Actually, scratch that, I'd be cheering.
No disagreement there... It was that construct that seriously put me off of C when I first encountered it. In fact I still haven't quite got over the trauma of having to use it. :-)
Now, the question is will Perl 6 have the obscene construct in it? My guess is probably... *sigh*
--- demerphq
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