We had some discussion about this at the Engine forum. I too think this would be a very nice feature to add. Check the last two pages of this thread: http://forums.runrev.com/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=14880
Cheers Mats > -----Original Message----- > From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On > Behalf Of J. Landman Gay > Sent: den 15 mars 2014 18:44 > To: How to use LiveCode > Subject: Re: Crowd Funding Enhancements > > On 3/15/14, 12:16 PM, Scott Rossi wrote: > > We have all been doing what you suggest for years, which is precisely > > the point. There are several reasons why having "repeat for each > <control>Š" > > would be extremely welcome. > > > > 1) Precedents for this structure already exist in the language, so > > it's not a departure: > > repeat for each item x in "a,b,c". > > > > 2) The "repeat for each" structure is more efficient than looping > > through controls, and developers would gain the benefits of fast > processing. > > > > 3) The lives of developers would be easier. > > > > How many times have I started typing "repeat for each buttonŠ" and > > then stopped myself, having remembered "Oh yeah, we can't do that." > > Exactly. It seems so natural that even though I've been using xtalk since 1987, > I still inadvertently try to use that structure occasionally. I suspect new users > will too. But as Richmond says, it's a trivial feature request, and there's a > ready workaround, so I've never asked for it in the bug database. But I keep > thinking someday I should. > > Maybe one of our C++ geniuses will take pity on us. > > -- > Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com > HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
