[Israel.pm] C style for loop

[Roman M. Parparov]

On 3/8/12 2:37 PM, sawyer x wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 11:58 PM, Roman M. Parparov <roman at parparov.com
> <mailto:roman at parparov.com>> wrote:
>
>     On 2/25/12 3:46 AM, sawyer x wrote:
>      > On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 5:55 PM, Roman M. Parparov <roman at parparov.com
>     <mailto:roman at parparov.com>
>      > <mailto:roman at parparov.com <mailto:roman at parparov.com>>> wrote:
>      >
>      >     And if you need steps different than one? Non-linear? :)
>      >
>      >
>      > Relatively rare. Most uses are for single step.
>      > If you happen to fall on a case using other steps, you would know to
>     ignore my
>      > warning of C-style for loops. :)
>      >
>      >
>     Recently I found another use:
>     If I need the index value after the loop. :)
>
>
> Nope! :)
>
> Writing a C-style for() loop does not give you the index value if you define
> it using my().
> If you write:
>     for ( my $i = 0; $i < 10; $i++ ) {...}
> you will not be able to access $i afterwards, since it will only exist in the
> scope of the for().
> Same as with range-style for() loop.
>
But if I my() the variable outside the loop, then in C-style it is defined, 
while in range-style it is not.


> No reason not to move on to a more readable (and in calculated instances even
> FASTER) range-style for() loop instead. :)
>
>
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