[swift-evolution] Add a while clause to for loops

[Thorsten Seitz]

> Am 06.06.2016 um 19:43 schrieb Tim Vermeulen via swift-evolution <swift-evolution at swift.org>:
> 
> I also considered `until`, but it would be a bit confusing that `where` makes sure a condition is met, while `until` makes sure the condition isn’t met. I think `while` makes more sense because it corresponds to `break` in the same way that `where` corresponds to `continue`.

That's a good argument! The only drawback is that `while` and `where` look quite similar at a glance.

-Thorsten 

> 
>> `while`, to me, actually reads like it should do what `where` does.
> 
> To me, `while` reads like it should stop the loop once the condition isn’t met, just like in a while loop.
> 
>> I hadn't thought about `while` in this regard but wouldn't `until` make more sense? `while`, to me, actually reads like it should do what `where` does. In any case, whether it is `while` or `where`, this seems like a reasonable feature in my opinion.
>> 
>> TJ
>> 
>> On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 5:15 AM, Tim Vermeulen via swift-evolution<swift-evolution at swift.org(mailto:swift-evolution at swift.org)>wrote:
>>> We can already use a where clause in a for loop like this:
>>> 
>>> for element in array where someCondition(element) {
>>> // …
>>> }
>>> 
>>> which basically acts like
>>> 
>>> for element in array {
>>> guard someCondition(element) else { continue }
>>> // …
>>> }
>>> 
>>> Sometimes you want to break out of the loop when the condition isn’t met instead. I propose a while clause:
>>> 
>>> for element in array while someCondition(element) {
>>> // …
>>> }
>>> 
>>> which would be syntactic sugar for
>>> 
>>> for element in array {
>>> guard someCondition(element) else { break }
>>> …
>>> }
>>> 
>>> I can see this particularly being useful if we have a sorted array and we already know that once the condition isn’t met, it won’t be met either for subsequent elements. Another use case could be an infinite sequence that we want to cut off somewhere (which is simply not possible using a where clause).
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