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From: Norman Peelman <npeelman@cfl.rr.com>
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Subject: Re: Using break in while loops bad habit?
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2016 21:00:31 -0500
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On 01/23/2016 01:32 PM, Gene Wirchenko wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Jan 2016 19:16:01 +0100, "Evertjan."
> <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
>> Seems you don't follow my explanation.
>
>       Since
>            break; break;
> is two statements and the first interrupts the normal flow of
> execution, when were you thinking that second statement would be
> executed?
>
>> I am showing code as I think should be implemented
>> to be slightly acceptable.
>
>       If you were thinking of one statement allowing multiple levels of
> breaking, I would agree with you that it could be done.  It would be
> horrible to maintain such code though.  Imagine adding another level
> of looping and all the changes that might be required.
>
>> As it is now, loop breaks are just as inacceptable as gotos.
>
>       Nope.  A loop break is a special goto, to just outside the loop.
> I prefer to go with the control variables since I maintain code, and I
> find code with break harder to maintain.
>

   I am quite curious as to why that would be?


> Sincerely,
>
> Gene Wirchenko
>