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From: "G. de Montmollin" <gautier.demontmollin@maths.unine.ch>
Subject: Re: How to make like Fortran "do i = 1,20,2"
Date: 2000/07/27
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Reinert Korsnes:

> Yes, I can use:

> I := A'first;
> while I <= A'Last loop;
>   something..
>   I := I + 2;
> end loop;

> But this does not look so elegant....

More elegant but also efficient and readable (without
"/", "*" or "MOD" tricks): I fear there isn't. Maybe a
reason why "they" didn't add a "step N" is that A'Last is
not necessarily reached - I guess, a security issue...

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