while true: !!

[Jay O'Connor]

> Surely best, *IF* you're 100% sure that all the files you
> ever read will always fit comfortably in memory.
> 
> If you must provide for reading huge files, this will just
> not work.


Which is an excellent argument for using a Stream based approach to
iterating over files, collections, etc...

        stream = ReadStream (collection)
        stream = FileReadStream (file)

        ...

        while (stream.atEnd()):
                element = stream.next()
                #process element

This allows the encapsulation of determining 'at end' to be within the
stream class and allosw looping over lists and files with equal syntax



Take care,
-- 
Jay O'Connor
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http://www.cybermesa.com/~joconnor

"God himself plays the bass strings first when He tunes the soul"