Re: Not understanding while loop counting

You probably want

$count = 0;
while (++$count < 10) {
    print "count is now $count\n";
}
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But I would suggest using the exact loop style for this situation:

For ($count=1;  $count<10;  ++$count) {
    print "count is now $count\n";
}
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Re^2: Not understanding while loop counting by haukex (Archbishop) on Aug 10, 2020 at 15:09 UTC
I would suggest using the exact loop style for this situation Or the perlish `for my $count (1..9) { ... }` (personally I reserve `for (;;)` for more complex cases like modifying the loop variable in the loop body, but TIMTOWTDI).	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: Not understanding while loop counting by LanX (Saint) on Aug 10, 2020 at 16:34 UTC
Addendum: see also perlsyn#For-Loops Perl's C-style for loop works like the corresponding while loop; that means that this: `for ($i = 1; $i < 10; $i++) { ... }` [download] is the same as this: `$i = 1; while ($i < 10) { ... } continue { $i++; }` [download] NB I have to admit I practically never use `continue` ... Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :) Wikisyntax for the Monastery}	[reply] [d/l] [select]