<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div></div><div>Doesn't this contextually make sense though?</div><div><br></div><div>for, when read:</div><div>"for each value in collection where some condition is met" do this loop</div><div><br></div><div>while, when read:</div><div>"while some condition where this constraint is met" do this loop </div><div><br></div><div>It could just be because I know the behavior and am use to it, but I think it makes sense contextually when used. </div><div><br></div><div>Brandon </div><div><br>On May 28, 2016, at 4:06 PM, Xiaodi Wu via swift-evolution <<a href="mailto:swift-evolution@swift.org">swift-evolution@swift.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>I'm just gotta quote from Advanced Swift:<br><br>Note that the where clause [in a for loop] does not work like the where clause in a while
loop. In a while loop, iteration stops once the value is false, whereas in a for
<br>loop, it functions like filter.
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Sat, May 28, 2016 at 16:00 Haravikk <<a href="mailto:swift-evolution@haravikk.me">swift-evolution@haravikk.me</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
> On 28 May 2016, at 20:21, Xiaodi Wu <<a href="mailto:xiaodi.wu@gmail.com" target="_blank">xiaodi.wu@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> There's already an inconsistency in where clause behavior for `if` and `while` versus `for` loops. It's nice IMO that the former uses are eliminated in this proposal.<br>
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Can you give an example? That sounds like something that should be addressed separately rather than just dropping it.<br>
Like I say I really like using it for basic bind + condition cases, so I’m very much opposed to just tossing where clauses.</blockquote></div>
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