Jenda Krynicky wrote:
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> Running under Perl 5.008
>
> psh$ do {print '.';print ':';} while ($x++ < 10);
> .:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:
> psh$ do {print '.';print ':';} while ($x++ < -10);
> .:
> psh$ do {print '.';print ':';last} while ($x++ < 10);
> .:
> c:\temp>psh
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> Running under Perl 5.008
>
> psh$ do {print '.';last;print ':';} while ($x++ < 10);
> .
> c:\temp>
>
> I guess I did not have enough sleep yesterday I should have noticed
> this. I thought the docs mean that you can't use 'last', 'next' and
> 'redo' on individual do{} blocks, but that perl is clever enough to
> allow you to use them in a do{} block with a 'while' modifier.
>
> Sorry, Jenda
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> I wonder why the whole chemistry industry ignores
> computer bugs. We all would gladly pay big bucks
> for a functional insecticide.
Hi Jenda,
I wouldn't let it get to me. In fact, I would take a general lack of working
familiarity with do structures as a point of pride. I tend to think that the good,
old-fashioned, prime-then-loop approach usually serves the same purpose as a do loop,
but a little better.
Joseph
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