From: Daniel Sheppard <daniels@...>
Date: 2007-03-20T10:19:40+09:00
Subject: Re: C(++) For Loop Equivalents

> What is the most efficient way in Ruby to create a conditional loop in
> Ruby that looks like this in C(++):
> 
> for(int i=0; i*j/2<maxNum; i++)
> {
>   //cool method stuff
> }

In the general case, you can 'while' anywhere where you'd normally 'for'

i=0
while i*j/2<maxNum 
  //cool method stuff
  i++
end

But 'most efficient way' to do a conditional loop depends on your
context (and also what you're trying to make efficient - runtime?
writetime? readtime?).

Dan.