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Re: feature request : for

• Posted by DerekParnell (admin) Oct 15, 2012
• 1119 views

It is not so much that "each" is a good idea per se, but more that the form ...

are visually similar and the reader of the code won't see the difference until reaching the to keyword. Whereas using a qualifier next to the for keyword quickly signals a special case of the for to the code reader.

I was thinking that the 'each' qualifier would simply be syntax sugar ...

for each char in txtline do 
    if char .... 
end for 
 
-- The above construct would be equivalent to ... 
for i = 1 to length(X) do 
   object char 
   char = X[i] 
   if char ... 
end for 

To me, the 'each' idea does roll off the tongue quite well. May its a difference in how we view the world.

I'm not sure why you think that continue or the by phrase would not be possible with the each idea.

for each char in txtline do 
    if char = WHATEVER then 
        continue 
    end if 
    ... 
end for 
 
Y = 0 
stuff = {1,3,6,9,12,25,39} 
for each X in stuff by 2 do 
    Y += X 
end for 
? Y --> 58 

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