> I could do this in perl, but I wouldn't be building character ;-) .. 20+yrs ago, I used to say that when using perl instead of some other language :)
/Lindsay On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 8:47 AM, Alexander Burger <a...@software-lab.de> wrote: > Hi Joe, > > > The T appears to act as a function in your first option. Does that act > like > > "If true return the cdr then break out of the for loop"? > > Yes, exactly. The 'T' is indeed not a function, but the marker of special > clauses in the 'for' syntax (but also 'loop' or 'do'). 'NIL' is also > supported. > > The reference of 'for' says, terse as usually: > > If a clause has NIL or T as its CAR, the clause's second element is > evaluated > as a condition and - if the result is NIL or non-NIL, respectively - > the prg > is executed and the result returned. > > > > I could do this in perl, but I wouldn't be building character ;-) > > Yess :) > ♪♫ Alex > -- > UNSUBSCRIBE: mailto:picolisp@software-lab.de?subject=Unsubscribe >
