From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2003-08-07T23:32:59+09:00
Subject: Re: Elegant solution for a loop-break problem

>>>>> "K" == KONTRA Gergely <kgergely@mlabdial.hit.bme.hu> writes:

K> Can I exit more loops with next/last/redo? (like in perl)

 You have catch, throw

K> Is there something similar to python's for .. else ... structure? (Do
K> something, ONLY when the loop is terminated normally (without break)

 You can write something like this

svg% cat b.rb
#!/usr/bin/ruby
for j in 1..2
   puts '=================='
   if for i in 1..2
         p i
         break if j == 1
      end
      p "ok"
   end
end
svg% 

svg% b.rb
==================
1
==================
1
2
"ok"
svg% 

Guy Decoux