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

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