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#749 Macro processing needs to support some looping mechanisms

Version 4.0 RC1
accepted
David P. Chassin
None
none
core
major
trunk
defect
2016-05-14
2013-06-05
David P. Chassin
No

Suggest adding the following loop control macros 

#for VAR = ${START}:${STEP}:${STOP}  
#end  

#foreach VAR in ${LIST}  
#end  

#while VAR REL VAR 
#end  

#until VAR REL VAR
#end

Discussion

  • David P. Chassin

    David P. Chassin - 2016-05-14
    • Description has changed:

    Diff:
    • status: new --> accepted
    • assigned_to: Jason Fuller --> David P. Chassin
    • Milestone: Unscheduled --> Version 4.0 RC1
    • Resolution: --> none
    • Component: Unknown --> core
    • Priority: undetermined --> major
    • Type: undetermined --> defect
     

  • David P. Chassin

    David P. Chassin - 2016-05-14
    • Description has changed:

    Diff:

    --- old
+++ new
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 Suggest adding the following loop control macros  

+~~~
 #for VAR = ${START}:${STEP}:${STOP}  
 #end  
-

 #foreach VAR in ${LIST}  
 #end  

-
-#while VAR in ${LIST}  
+#while VAR REL VAR 
 #end  

+#until VAR REL VAR
+#end  
+~~~

-#until VAR in ${LIST}  
-#end  
-