From: Tim Hunter <TimHunter@...>
Date: 2009-05-25T04:03:21+09:00
Subject: Re: Inserting a counter into a .each loop

Brian Bush wrote:
> I've got a loop that iterates through a string like so:
> 
> string.each_byte do |f|
> 
>   ...do something with f.chr
> 
> end
> 
> I would like to use a counter variable in this loop. I know I can add
> '.with_index' but I need more control than that. I need a counter
> variable in
> this loop with state I can set when some condition is met and that will
> persist through each iteration.
> Does anyone know if this is possible? Thank you.

What's wrong with

x = 0
string.each_byte do |f|
    x += 1
end


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