David Storrs wrote:
Given this code:
if ( some_expensive_lookup_function() = $MAX_RECORDS ) {
mark_that_we_have_reached_max_records();
return;
}
After I enter that block once, I never want to evaluate the condition
again--I want the code to completely disappear
On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 20:37:21 -0800
David Storrs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Given this code:
if ( some_expensive_lookup_function() = $MAX_RECORDS ) {
mark_that_we_have_reached_max_records();
return;
}
After I enter that block once, I never want to
Jonathan Scott Duff writes:
On Tue, Jan 13, 2004 at 10:16:48PM -0700, Luke Palmer wrote:
So, let's say you have something like:
$x = 100_000;
my $seen;
while $x -- 0 {
Don't do that! I had to look at this twice before I decided that
perl6 didn't get a new operator :)
At 10:16 PM 1/13/2004 -0700, Luke Palmer wrote:
David Storrs writes:
Given this code:
if ( some_expensive_lookup_function() = $MAX_RECORDS ) {
mark_that_we_have_reached_max_records();
return;
}
After I enter that block once, I never want to evaluate the condition
On Tue, Jan 13, 2004 at 10:16:48PM -0700, Luke Palmer wrote:
sub mark_that_we_have_reached_max_records() {
$max_reached = 1;
}
if !$max_reached some_expensive_lookup_function() $MAX_RECORDS {
mark_that_we_have_reached_max_records();
return;
}
On Wed, Jan 14, 2004 at 10:59:52AM -0500, Melvin Smith wrote:
I think Perl6 will allow a hint like so:
my int $max_reached;
The important thing is that $max_reached is used simply as a conditional,
and you don't pass it to a routine or otherwise use it in a way to cause it
to be
On Wed, Jan 14, 2004 at 11:57:05AM +, Richard Nuttall wrote:
How about
$test = sub
{
if ( some_expensive_lookup_function() = $MAX_RECORDS )
mark_that_we_have_reached_max_records();
$test = sub{};
};
Then call $test() as needed;
Neat. I wouldn't
At 09:31 AM 1/14/2004 -0800, David Storrs wrote:
On Wed, Jan 14, 2004 at 10:59:52AM -0500, Melvin Smith wrote:
I think Perl6 will allow a hint like so:
my int $max_reached;
The important thing is that $max_reached is used simply as a conditional,
and you don't pass it to a routine or
David Storrs writes:
On Wed, Jan 14, 2004 at 11:57:05AM +, Richard Nuttall wrote:
How about
$test = sub
{
if ( some_expensive_lookup_function() = $MAX_RECORDS )
mark_that_we_have_reached_max_records();
$test = sub{};
};
Then call $test()
At 12:36 PM -0500 1/13/04, Uri Guttman wrote:
TP6S == The Perl 6 Summarizer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
TP6S Congratulations Dan
TP6S Melvin Smith offered his congratulations to Dan for the
TP6S first commercial use of Parrot. I think I can safely say we
TP6S all echo those
* Luke Palmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004-01-14 19:03]:
Let's not mention that that has way more overhead than a
short-circuiting test, but I guess the idea's the important
thing.
How about a calculated goto? *grin*
--
Regards,
Aristotle
If you can't laugh at yourself, you don't take life
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