Perls three-argument for loop is exactly like in C: initializer, test, and counting. See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_loop#Three-expression_for_loops. Other languages may implement for loops differently, notably BASIC and its derivates often have constructs like for i=1 to 100 step 3 (counting up from 1 with increments to 3 until 100 is reached or exceeded) or even for i=100 downto 1 step 3 (counting down in steps of 3, starting at 100, stopping when 1 is reached or exceeded). Other languages have even stranger for loops, see the wikipedia article.

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In reply to Re^3: For loop trouble by afoken
in thread For loop trouble by cheech

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