Re: Semicolons and the do..while statement

Newsgroups	comp.lang.javascript
Subject	Re: Semicolons and the do..while statement
From	"Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net>
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Date	2012-08-29 17:23 +0000

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SAM wrote on 29 aug 2012 in comp.lang.javascript:

> Le 29/08/12 15:41, Evertjan. a écrit :
>>
>> Try for fun:
>>
>> var x=73;
>> do ; while (x--) alert(x);
>>
>> This will start an endless loop btw:
> 
> that seems normal, no ?

No

You missquote, leaving out the essential:

var x = -73;

While "normality" is a strange beast, 
it certainly is conforming to the specs.

However, that does not mean there is no gain in studying it.

> same as :
> 
> do{} while(x--)   // will do nothing 73 times (or by there)
> alert(x)          // x would be -1, no?

The new line being just white space to javascript. 



-- 
Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
(Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress)

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Re: Semicolons and the do..while statement SAM <stephanemoriaux.NoAdmin@wanadoo.fr.invalid> - 2012-08-29 14:35 +0200
  Re: Semicolons and the do..while statement "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2012-08-29 13:41 +0000
    Re: Semicolons and the do..while statement SAM <stephanemoriaux.NoAdmin@wanadoo.fr.invalid> - 2012-08-29 17:47 +0200
      Re: Semicolons and the do..while statement "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2012-08-29 17:23 +0000

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