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Perl::Critic::Policy::ControlStructures::ProhibitCStyleForLoops(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation Perl::Critic::Policy::ControlStructures::ProhibitCStyleForLoops(3)

NAME

Perl::Critic::Policy::ControlStructures::ProhibitCStyleForLoops - Write "for(0..20)" instead of "for($i=0; $i<=20; $i++)".

AFFILIATION

This Policy is part of the core Perl::Critic distribution.

DESCRIPTION

The 3-part "for" loop that Perl inherits from C is butt-ugly, and only really necessary if you need irregular counting. The very Perlish ".." operator is much more elegant and readable.

    for($i=0; $i<=$max; $i++){      #ick!
        do_something($i);
    }
    for(0..$max){                   #very nice
        do_something($_);
    }

CONFIGURATION

This Policy is not configurable except for the standard options.

AUTHOR

Jeffrey Ryan Thalhammer <thaljef@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2005-2009 Jeffrey Ryan Thalhammer. All rights reserved.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. The full text of this license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.

2010-12-13 perl v5.10.1