in reply to looking for a good idiom: return this if this is true

T'aint pretty. 

    ...
    { return do{ thatroutine() or last } }
    ...

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Re^2: looking for a good idiom: return this if this is true
by itub (Priest) on Mar 05, 2005 at 19:00 UTC
    You don't need the do:

    { return thatroutine() || last }

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