From: bbiker <renard@...>
Date: 2009-09-30T11:10:05+09:00
Subject: Re: syntax translation Java - Ruby

On Sep 29, 12:32 pm, Paul Smith <p...@pollyandpaul.co.uk> wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 5:24 PM, Jake Brightmatter
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> <brightmat...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > have this code in Java:
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> > boolean monkey = true;
> > for(i=0; monkey; i++){
> >  if(index[i] == null) {
> >    put.something.new(i);
> >    break;
> >  }
> > }
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> > I am aware that it makes no sense by itself so I will explain.  I am
> > iterating through a (Sequel) database nodes.  I am looking for a node
> > I.D. that is not being used.  Basically, I am looking for and open
> > parking spot.  When I find one, I insert my new data using the newly
> > found parking spot. I really can't figure out why I need to uniquely
> > identify each node by an I.D. as it is already uniquely identified by
> > location in the tree but that is a different matter entirely.  All I
> > need is how to write a nice infinite 'for' loop in Ruby.
>
> loop {}
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> > --
> > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.
>
> --
> Paul Smithhttp://www.nomadicfun.co.uk
>
> p...@pollyandpaul.co.uk

An alternate way

while true  do
  # your code
  # break if <condition>
end

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