From: Patrick Gundlach <clr10.10.randomuser@...>
Date: 2005-12-08T17:07:35+09:00
Subject: Re: increasing counter whithin loop?


>> That (last part of the sentence) is exactly what confused me.
>> Nobody else thinks that this persistance would be useful?
>
> Well, let's assume we've got persistence.  What would you expect
> each of the following to do?
>
>  for i in 1..3
>    i = 3
>  end

infinite loop.

>
>  for i in [ 1, 2, 3 ]
>    i = 3
>  end

infinite loop.

>
>  for s in [ "a", "b", "c" ]
>    s = "c"
>  end

infinite loop.

>
>  for s in $stdin
>    s = "hello"
>  end

infinite loop.

Same as 

do
  ...
while true

But perhaps I don't get your question. 

Patrick

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