For...Until

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CopperCircle (Posted 2012) [#1]

Hi, how would I create this C# For statement in Monkey, can't seem to get it to work: for (Int32 index = firstPoint; index < lastPoint; index++) { } Thanks.

charlie (Posted 2012) [#2]

for local index:int=firstPoint to lastPoint-1 Cheers Charlie

Samah (Posted 2012) [#3]

If you're looping through a range X to Y, use To: [monkeycode]For Local index:Int = X to Y[/monkeycode] If you're looping through a 0-based range, use Until: [monkeycode]For Local index:Int = 0 Until Length[/monkeycode]

Tibit (Posted 2012) [#4]

In C# for (Int32 index = firstPoint; index < lastPoint; index++) { } In Monkey (examples): [monkeycode] For Local index:int = firstPoint To lastPoint-1 Step 1 Next [/monkeycode] [monkeycode] For Local index:int = firstPoint Until lastPoint Step 1 Next [/monkeycode] [monkeycode] Local index:int = firstPoint Repeat index += 1 Until index < lastPoint [/monkeycode] [monkeycode] Local index:int = firstPoint While index < lastPoint index += 1 Wend [/monkeycode]

Samah (Posted 2012) [#5]

That's misleading though. Calling them firstPoint and lastPoint implies a range, which should be using To without the -1. Until is usually used when you're looping over a 0-based collection.

Tibit (Posted 2012) [#6]

I agree that using Until as I did above is far from good coding standard. Myself I only use Until when I loop to the end of a List. The intended purpose here was only to show the syntax.

Gerry Quinn (Posted 2012) [#7]

I had loads of bugs when I started using Monkey from writing To when I meant Until... I think I have finally got used to it now. Generally Until is what I am using, but To is handy for special cases.

CopperCircle (Posted 2012) [#8]

Thanks, got it working now, im converting a C# Douglas Peucker Points Reduction function to Monkey.