Re^2: given == for?

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).

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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]