Range of n lines from stdin

[Ali Çehreli]

On 12/27/2013 06:26 AM, Ivan Kazmenko wrote:

 > n.iota.map!(_ => readln)
 > to get the next n lines from stdin.

 > So, what I ask for is some non-caching repeat for functions with side
 > effects.  More idiomatic than (1).

This request comes up once in a while.

 > Is there something like that in Phobos?

As far as I know, no. Although, bearophile may have a bug report to 
track the issue. :)

 > Is it an OK style to have an impure function in an UFCS chain?

I don't think any different than side effects in other parts of the 
language. In other words, side effects are a part of D. :)

Ali