for(var x)

ID:913059
 
Aug 4 2012, 7:46 pm
Applies to:DM Language
Status: Open
Issue hasn't been assigned a status value.
It's nice that I can declare variables like this:
var x, y = 2, turf/z
// instead of this:
var/x
var{x; y=2; turf/z}

But there's an inconsistency that I don't like. The for() loops don't accept "var x". That is, "var[SPACE]x". The for() loops require the slash in there, and they're the only things that do.
for(var/x in 1 to 10) //  works as expected
for(var x in 1 to 10) //  doesn't work; inconsistent

Gimme some space.
#1 Aug 5 2012, 6:13 am
I second this
#2 Aug 10 2012, 2:46 pm
support
#3 Oct 13 2012, 10:32 pm
Bump
#4 Oct 16 2012, 4:37 pm
When you're doing 
var x, y = 2, turf/z
the space acts as a tabbed line break, much as 
set category = "Whatever"
does; it has the same effect doing it as so 
set
    name = "dsgoidjsg"
    category = "Whatever"


So when you're doing 
for(var x in 1 to 10)
it does:
for(var
    x in 1 to 10)


I highly discourage this to be implemented.
#5 Oct 16 2012, 5:09 pm (Edited on Oct 16 2012, 5:15 pm)
In response to Galactic Soldier (#4)
 
//  similarities between slash and space

set name = "blah"
set/name = "blah"  //  yes, it does this, too

var x = "bloop"
var/x = "bloop"
var
    x = "bloop"

//  however
for(var/x in a to b step c)
for(var x in a to b step c)  //  invalid

I don't understand your argument, considering the slash acts the same as a space in plenty other situations.