Subj : Re: Syntax, style, the infinite monkey theorum and coding
To   : comp.programming
From : Steve O'Hara-Smith
Date : Tue Aug 23 2005 11:56 pm

On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 15:33:17 GMT
CBFalconer <cbfalconer@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Gerry Quinn wrote:
> > m.fee@iirrll..ccrrii..nnzz says...

> > I prefer the style:
> > 
> > while( true )
> > {
> >         if ( ! condition1 ) break;
> >         if ( ! condition2 ) break;
> >         // do stuff
> > }
> > 
> > But not everyone likes that either.
> 
> And I would use:
> 
>      if      (!condition1) failure(1);

	How do you make the failure() function terminate the loop ?
I suppose you could se a global in failure() and test it in the condition,
or make failure a macro with a break in it - but what did you have in mind ?

>      else if (!condition2) failure(2);
>      else if (!condition3) failure(3);
>      else { /* all well */
>         dostuff();
>      }

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