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From: Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>
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Subject: Re: List container strawman
Date: 03 Nov 2001 07:42:28 +0000
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Jeffrey Carter <jeffrey.carter@boeing.com> writes:

> This is an iterator and should be so named ("Iterate"). I recommend
> adding a Quit or Continue out Boolean parameter to Operation to
> allow the client to terminate the iteration early.

One of my users suggests making this an in out parameter, initialized
to "carry on", so that he doesn't have to (remember to) assign it
before exit.