Re: [WebDNA] lists opinion
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2009
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Since we're talking about adding [break] tags, I believe they should be available in EVERY looping context - [founditems], [listwords], [formvariables], [listfiles], [lineitems], etc. Currently if I'm in a looping context and I've already found what I need, I have to set a "done" flag and add logic to ignore further passes through the loop. Brian Fries BrainScan Software On Oct 18, 2009, at 5:41 PM, Terry Nair wrote: > Hi guys, > > For the record, I do use a lot of switch/case scenarios. Both in > WebDNA as > well as in ActionScript (Flash/Flex). Totally agree with Ken that > there > should be a 'break' statement in WebDNA, just as there is in > ActionScript > (AS). Having said that, I must also state that I have not > encountered a > situation where more than 1 match occurs. I just want the 'break' so > that > one can immediately escape from a long iteration of switch/case the > instant > a match is made. > > Cheers Terry Nair > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kenneth Grome [mailto:kengrome@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 06:26 > To: talk@webdna.us > Subject: Re: [WebDNA] lists opinion > >>> Why not change switch/case so that it only displays the first >>> matching case? It displays all matching cases right now, and that's >>> why I have never used it -- because I want it to display only the >>> first matching case just like similar functions in other languages. >> >> >> IIRC, switch case in PHP matches any all cases after the first >> matching case.. until/unless it hits a break; statement. > > So maybe all webdna needs is a break statement which it currently > does not > have. Actually it has one, but it only works for [loop] -- not for > [switch]. > > Sincerely, > Ken Grome > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list
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Since we're talking about adding [break] tags, I believe they should be available in EVERY looping context - [founditems], [listwords], [formvariables], [listfiles], [lineitems], etc. Currently if I'm in a looping context and I've already found what I need, I have to set a "done" flag and add logic to ignore further passes through the loop. Brian Fries BrainScan Software On Oct 18, 2009, at 5:41 PM, Terry Nair wrote: > Hi guys, > > For the record, I do use a lot of switch/case scenarios. Both in > WebDNA as > well as in ActionScript (Flash/Flex). Totally agree with Ken that > there > should be a 'break' statement in WebDNA, just as there is in > ActionScript > (AS). Having said that, I must also state that I have not > encountered a > situation where more than 1 match occurs. I just want the 'break' so > that > one can immediately escape from a long iteration of switch/case the > instant > a match is made. > > Cheers Terry Nair > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kenneth Grome [mailto:kengrome@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 06:26 > To: talk@webdna.us > Subject: Re: [WebDNA] lists opinion > >>> Why not change switch/case so that it only displays the first >>> matching case? It displays all matching cases right now, and that's >>> why I have never used it -- because I want it to display only the >>> first matching case just like similar functions in other languages. >> >> >> IIRC, switch case in PHP matches any all cases after the first >> matching case.. until/unless it hits a break; statement. > > So maybe all webdna needs is a break statement which it currently > does not > have. Actually it has one, but it only works for [loop] -- not for > [switch]. > > Sincerely, > Ken Grome > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ > Bug Reporting: http://forum.webdna.us/eucabb.html?page=topics&category=288
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