From: Matt White <whitethunder922@...>
Date: 2007-09-07T04:15:23+09:00
Subject: Re: Is this a bug or a feature?

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That's the behavior I would expect it to have. Why wouldn't you do:=0A=0Air=
b(main):001:0> i =3D 1=0A=3D> 1=0Airb(main):002:0> until i > 5=0Airb(main):=
003:1> p i=0Airb(main):004:1> i +=3D 1=0Airb(main):005:1> end=0A1=0A2=0A3=
=0A4=0A5=0A=0Ainstead?=0A=0A----- Original Message ----=0AFrom: Martin Jans=
son <martialis@bigfoot.com>=0ATo: ruby-talk ML <ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org>=0A=
Sent: Thursday, September 6, 2007 1:00:28 PM=0ASubject: Is this a bug or a =
feature?=0A=0Airb(main):002:0> i=3D1=0A=3D> 1=0Airb(main):003:0> until (i+=
=3D1)>5=0Airb(main):004:1> p i=0Airb(main):005:1> end=0A2=0A3=0A4=0A5=0A=3D=
> nil=0Airb(main):006:0> RUBY_VERSION=0A=3D> "1.8.3"=0A=0AThe condition is =
evaluated before the first iteration.=0A=0AAt least it's consistent:=0A=0Ai=
rb(main):005:0> i =3D 1=0A=3D> 1=0Airb(main):006:0> p i until (i+=3D1)>5=0A=
2=0A3=0A4=0A5=0A=3D> nil=0A=0AI think it makes "until" less useful. Why wou=
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