Re: Recent topics

Jack Jansen (Jack.Jansen@cwi.nl)
Mon, 31 Jan 1994 13:18:41 +0100

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> I personally think that the optional else clause on loops is so rarely
> used that it's better to remove it altogether ... On the other hand, it
> doesn't hurt much, and some code will undoubtedly be broken and have to
> be rewritten in a more clumsy manner.

I've used it only a few times, but it was really handy then. The only
problem is that I always forget whether a 'break' inside the for loop
executes the else or not (it doesn't).

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