Re: checking a loop execution

["DuckE" <nospam_steved@pacifier.com>]

First: Your example will result in an undefined value for ivar if
<condition> is never met.

Second: I sometimes use the construct:

  procedure loop_test is
  begin
    for i in 1 .. 10 loop
      if <condition> then
        put( i, 2 );
        return;
      end if;
    end loop;
    put( defaultValue, 2 ); -- default value when condition is never met
  end loop_test;

  I don't know if it's more or less efficient, but it does eliminate the
extra variable.

  BTW: I usually avoid having more than one exit point from a procedure, but
in
  a routine this small I think it actually reads better.

  SteveD

<pumilia@my-deja.com> wrote in message news:8dl76u$etf$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
> Is there a way to check if a loop has been exited before completion or
> if all iterations have been performed?
> In fortran the loop index is increased one last time, at the end of
> the loop, but in Ada that trick cannot be exploited; the index is not
> even defined outside the loop.
> I could add a control variable (ivar, in my example) to take care of the
> iteration number when exiting, but that would decrease the peformance
> of my algorithm
>
> Example
>
> procedure loop_test  is
>
> ivar : integer;
>
> begin
>  for i in 1 .. 10 loop
>  if <condition>  then
>   ivar := i;
>   exit ;
>  end if ;
>  end loop;
>  put(ivar,2);
> end loop_test;
>
>
>
> thank you for your suggestions
>
> Pol
>
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