Re: stopping a loop iteration without exiting it

["Randy Brukardt" <randy@rrsoftware.com>]

"Matt Borchers" <mattborchers@gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:7b8a1da2-c405-4cbc-9c0b-1fef804c9239@googlegroups.com...
> I would like to also put my voice in for a 'next [when condition]' 
> statement.  It is also
> my opinion that in some cases it is more readable.  I would avoid 
> 'continue' only
> because it is a C term.  The use of 'goto' in a loop to act like a next by 
> jumping to
> the END of the loop seems more like a hack and I agree with the sentiment 
> that it
> adds more confusion for the reader.

A "next" statement would require making "next" a reserved word, which would 
be wildly incompatible, "Next" subprograms are very common (they exist in 
the containers and the iterator interface).

A "continue" statement would be an incompatibility for some, but a "next" 
statement would be an incompatibility for almost everyone. As such, there is 
no chance of using that syntax.

                                     Randy.