From -364482209149274744 X-Google-Thread: 7894ca11fe,d47b345505a72a70 X-Google-Attributes: gid7894ca11fe,public,usenet X-Google-NewGroupId: yes X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII Path: g2news2.google.com!news2.google.com!news.glorb.com!news.alt.net!frodo.cs.rpi.edu!not-for-mail From: James Kanze Newsgroups: comp.std.c++ Subject: Re: for-else: adding else to for loops Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:55:50 CST Organization: http://groups.google.com Lines: 42 Sender: cppmods@cs.rpi.edu Approved: stephen.clamage@sun.com Message-ID: <999e529c-49b8-4e86-a9de-aa6a545289aa@a26g2000yqn.googlegroups.com> References: <5d82cd6c-2a22-4dd7-8c7d-790b579533ea@d15g2000prc.googlegroups.com> <9e9c2ca5-78eb-460c-adec-2ec051c54210@r18g2000yqd.googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: netlab.cs.rpi.edu Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 To: (Usenet) Return-Path: X-Original-Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:43:41 -0700 (PDT) X-Submission-Address: std-c++@netlab.cs.rpi.edu Xref: g2news2.google.com comp.std.c++:1307 On Aug 17, 9:18 pm, "Balog Pal" wrote: > "James Kanze" > >> > the language does not need any more horrendous structure > >> > violations > >> The required code flow is the required code flow, whether > >> the language supports its expression directly or not. > >> Implementing the same flow by adding additional boolean > >> variables or repeating tests doesn't necessarily improve > >> the readability of the code. > > But throwing in an else without knowing what the "if" is > > definitely destroys the readability. You repeat the test or > > use the added boolean variable so that the reader can see > > what the test is---otherwise, he's fully in the dark. > In the OP it was pretty clear what the "if" is, and when that > branch is called. It certainly wasn't to me. > I second, that such cases come up in life, and that a native > supporting syntax would be ways better than any of the > alternatives with available tools. A native supporting syntax for what? I haven't yet figured out what the OP wants (except maybe another tool for obfuscation). -- James Kanze (GABI Software) email:james.kanze@gmail.com Conseils en informatique orient�e objet/ Beratung in objektorientierter Datenverarbeitung 9 place S�mard, 78210 St.-Cyr-l'�cole, France, +33 (0)1 30 23 00 34 -- [ comp.std.c++ is moderated. To submit articles, try just posting with ] [ your news-reader. If that fails, use mailto:std-c++@netlab.cs.rpi.edu] [ --- Please see the FAQ before posting. --- ] [ FAQ: http://www.comeaucomputing.com/csc/faq.html ]