if (int x=..) but no while(int x=..) ?
Lionello Lunesu
lio at lunesu.remove.com
Tue May 2 01:45:34 PDT 2006
Lionello Lunesu wrote:
> I like the fact that we can do
>
> # if (int recvd = ts.receive(buffer)) {...}
>
> but is there any reason why this shouldn't apply to "while" also?
>
> # while (int recvd = ts.receive(buffer)) {...}
>
> main.d(26): found 'recvd' when expecting '.' following 'int'
> main.d(26): found '=' when expecting identifier following 'int.'
> main.d(26): found 'ts' when expecting ')'
> main.d(26): found ')' when expecting ';' following 'statement'
*BUMP*
What's the status on this issue? Is there any reason why the syntax of
"while" is different from the syntax of "if" ?
According to tests done by Kelly Wilson it's trivial to support.
Sorry for the bump, but this seems like a forgotten issue.
L.
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