> foreach ... in ... do adds no additional abstraction layer. I consider > foreach usefull if it allows to create own iterators which are as fast as > walking a linked list with p:=p^.next; Especially since it then allows > e.g. to write iterators with data prefetching.
Just my two cents: For-in loops is standard part of Delphi-2006 pascal language. (Not only for .NET, it is for Win32 too!) I think, if Freepascal wish to stay Delphi compatible, then is good idea to implement this features too. Look to next Pascal language enhancements in Delphi-2006... (like operator overloads or class variables...) -- Lukas Gebauer. E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WEB: http://www.ararat.cz/synapse - Synapse Delphi and Kylix TCP/IP Library _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
