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Using BREAK keyword

 [1/3] from: brett::codeconscious::com at: 21-Sep-2003 12:12


I was going to rewrite my example code in: http://www.codeconscious.com/rebol/parse-tutorial.html#WhenyoudoNOTwanttomat chapattern to use the Break keyword of Parse so that I could add it as a comparison. Unfortunately I wasn't sure of how to do it to give the same results. Any ideas? Thanks, Brett. --- Website: http://www.codeconscious.com Rebsite: http://www.codeconscious.com/index.r

 [2/3] from: rotenca:telvia:it at: 21-Sep-2003 8:35


Hi Brett,
> to use the Break keyword of Parse so that I could add it as a comparison. > Unfortunately I wasn't sure of how to do it to give the same results. > Any ideas?
[end skip] and [break] are not the same. The first fails the second breaks. Examples: parse "a" [some [break] "a"] ;== true 'some halts, but not fails. parse "a" [some [end skip] "a"] ; == false 'some halts, because it fails. With 'any, the difference cannot be detected, because its result is alway positive, also if the rule fails. parse "a" [any [end skip] "a"] ; == true parse "a" [any [break] "a"] ;== true There is little difference between break in parse and break in a cycle like this: forever [ break ] It only breaks the cycle without changing its result. --- Ciao Romano

 [3/3] from: brett:codeconscious at: 21-Sep-2003 21:07


> [end skip] and [break] are not the same. > The first fails the second breaks.
Thanks Romano, I've given up the idea of writing another version of that code example using Break. Instead I have put in a few examples of using Break. On a different note. I found a way to use the Escape key in those infinite loop situations that sometimes occur when developing new rules. Place a paren! within the Some or Any loop. Somehow it enables Escape key processing. That is - you can use the escape key with this: ; Hit escape to exit parse [] [ any [ () none ] ] but not with this: ; Careful - you will have terminate the process. parse [] [ any [ none ] ] Regards, Brett.