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Re: exiting deep nested loops

• Posted by Euler German <efgerman at myrealbox.com> Feb 17, 2002
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On 16 Feb 2002, at 12:58, Kat wrote:

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> On 17 Feb 2002, at 12:44, Euler German wrote:
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> > 
> > Agreed, though it looks more like a trick than a feature. I don't
> > think exit (n) would be so *hard* to do. 
> 
> It isn't, the goto wasn't hard to do either.
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> > Besides that, it'll be used right 
> > where it's needed not somewhere else. 
> 
> You mean right were *you* want it, and not were others would like it
> too. Exit() is a goto() in sheep clothing. 
> 
> Kat
> 
Sorry you understood this way.
> > -- Euler
> > 
> > On 17 Feb 2002, at 15:13, Bernie Ryan wrote:
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> > > 
> > > If you have deep nested loops just
> > > simply enclose the loop in a procedure
> > > and just do a return to break out. This
> > > also allows you to use multiple exit points.
> > > That doesn't require changing the interpeter.
> > > 
> > > Bernie
> > > 
> > > 
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