Re: given == for?

Besides looping, foreach allows assigning the topic to a variable (foreach my $foo (...)), C-style loops (foreach (my $i = 0; $i < ...; $i++)) and its use a statement modifier. Furthermore, you cannot use a continue block, next, last or redo with given.

At the moment, I can't think of anything given gives you that for/foreach doesn't.

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Re^2: given == for? by moritz (Cardinal) on Jul 22, 2010 at 12:41 UTC
At the moment, I can't think of anything given gives you that for/foreach doesn't. Catching break. If you nest a `for`-loop and a `given`, you can selectively escape them with last and break. (OK, you can do that with labels too). Perl 6 - links to (nearly) everything that is Perl 6.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: given == for? by JavaFan (Canon) on Jul 22, 2010 at 13:38 UTC
If you nest a for-loop and a given, you can selectively escape them with last and break. (OK, you can do that with labels too). At least `last` allows labels - `break` doesn't.	[reply] [d/l] [select]