Re: how do people feel about exit function from loop

"greg" <greg@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In general,
How do people feel about using exit function from inside of a loop?
Is it bad practice?
So for example. The same code written 2 ways. Is the #1 bad code?
thanks

Here we go again. :-) To add to what other's have said, quite often exit for
or exit function is considered bad because it is likened to Goto. Yes, Goto
is bad but it is bad because it has the ability to ENTER a loop when it
shouldn't. It is not really considered as bad if it is used to to exit a
loop.

I would also repeat what other's have said, that if you find yourself making
code more complicated and less readable to avoid an exit for or exit
function (like you have here) then should should probably reconsider. Number
2 is significantly less readable.

Michaek


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