The Loop Facility

Contents


Contents
Copyright and Trademarks
1 - Introduction
1.1 - About the Loop Facility
1.1.1 - How the Loop Facility works
1.1.2 - Differences between LOOP and DO
1.1.2.1 - Example 1
1.1.2.2 - Example 2
1.1.2.3 - Example 3
1.2 - Categories of operations
1.2.1 - Iteration control
1.2.2 - End-test control
1.2.3 - Value accumulation
1.2.4 - Local variable initializations
1.2.5 - Conditional execution
1.2.6 - Main body
1.2.7 - Initial and final evaluation
1.2.8 - Miscellaneous operations
1.2.9 - Advanced iteration
1.2.10 - User extension
1.2.11 - Backward compatibility
1.3 - Notational conventions and syntax
1.3.1 - Functions and generic functions
1.3.2 - Macros and special forms
1.3.3 - Global variables and constants
1.3.4 - Examples and code
2 - Loop Constructs
2.1 - About loop constructs
2.2 - Iteration control
2.2.1 - Using multiple iteration clauses
2.2.2 - Reference pages
2.3 - End-test control
2.3.1 - Reference pages
2.4 - Value accumulation
2.4.1 - Combining accumulation clauses
2.4.2 - Reference pages
2.5 - Variable initializations
2.5.1 - Sequential and parallel initialization
2.5.2 - Reference pages
2.6 - Conditional execution
2.6.1 - Reference pages
2.7 - Unconditional execution
2.7.1 - Reference pages
2.8 - Miscellaneous features
2.8.1 - Data types
2.8.2 - Destructuring
2.8.3 - Reference pages
2.9 - Advanced iteration
2.9.1 - Advanced iteration methods
2.9.2 - Using an index with sequence iteration
2.10 - User extension
2.10.1 - Invoking loop methods
2.10.2 - Inclusivity
2.10.3 - Reference pages
2.11 - Backward compatibility
2.11.1 - Compatibility constructs
2.11.2 - Loop methods
2.11.3 - Obsolete names
2.11.4 - Reference pages
3 - Error Conditions
3.1 - About error conditions
3.2 - Points to Remember
A - Alphabetical Listing of Loop Constructs
Glossary
Index

The Loop Facility - 9 SEP 1996

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