in reply to Re: while 's 'continue' block
in thread while 's 'continue' block

I'm falling a little short of understanding how you're using the term 'express', but the -p switch is very cool!

coreolyn

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Re: Re: Re: while 's 'continue' block
by I0 (Priest) on Jan 05, 2001 at 04:38 UTC
    quoth the 1st Camel, on pg. 96, and the 2nd Camel, on pg. 99: <it>
    for ($I = 1; $i < 10; $i++) {
      ...
}

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    is the same as 
    $i = 1;
while( $i < 10) {
     ...
}
continue {
     $i++;
}

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    Personally, I like the symmetry it gives the language.
    (if only it had an elswhile clause to complete the symmetry...)
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      An elsewhile would add symmetry but wouldn't a meanwhile be more fun?:)

      Thanks for the follow-up,

      coreolyn
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