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Subject: Re: [Caml-list] OCaml popularity
From: "Daniel M. Albro" <albro@humnet.ucla.edu>
To: Karl Zilles <zilles@1969.ws>
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	Yeah, I know, but in time testing I've noticed (I think) that

exception Break;;
try for i = 1 to 10 do
	if i = 5 then raise Break
done with Break -> ();;

	is slower than the (ugly) equivalent

	let i = ref 1 in
	while !i <= 10 do
		if !i = 5 then i := 11;
		incr i
	done;;


On Thu, 2003-03-13 at 13:29, Karl Zilles wrote:
> Daniel M. Albro wrote:
> > imperative side of the language will get fleshed out a bit with some
> > expanded loop features like break statements, 
> 
> You can always implement a break statement as an exception:
> 
> exception Break;;
> 
> try for i = 1 to 10 do
> 	if i == 5 then raise Break
> done with Break -> ();;
> 
> As an exception, you could (if you wanted) include special case handling 
> for the break, or create a more aptly named exception and pass through 
> data.
-- 
Daniel M. Albro <albro@humnet.ucla.edu>

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