Re: New control structure "Do Next..."

[Fabien Bodard <gambas.fr@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hem...

I understand the idea as the procedure is like stored in a trigger array
for post activation.

So the loop continue until the end and then the procedure is called.

But I don't understand the need.

The triggering can be called after depend on a boolean flag for exemple.

Can you show us something more on situation?

Le sam. 17 mai 2025 à 06:50, Jorge Carrión <shordi@xxxxxxxxx> a écrit :

> My old brain can't imagine where something like this would be useful. When
> I can see an example, I'll try to contribute something... if I can think of
> one.
>
> Best Regards
>
> El sáb, 17 may 2025 a las 1:33, Benoît Minisini (<
> benoit.minisini@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>) escribió:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have just added a new control structure to the Gambas language:
>>
>>    Do Next <statement>
>>
>> It executes the statement "later", i.e. at the next run of the event loop.
>>
>> To do the same thing, you had to use a Timer before. Something like that:
>>
>>    hTimer = New Timer As "RunLater"
>>    hTimer.Trigger
>>
>>    ...
>>
>>    Public Sub RunLater_Timer()
>>
>>      <statement>
>>
>>    End
>>
>> I'm not yet fully satisfied with that syntax, even if it does not
>> introduce new keywords, which is always a positive thing.
>>
>> But I may do something else:
>>
>>    Do <statement> Next
>>
>>    Do <statement> Later
>>
>> Or more powerful:
>>
>>    Do
>>      <statement 1>
>>      <statement 2>
>>      ...
>>    Next
>>
>> Internally, the <statement> is directly compiled inside the function,
>> and is run in a special context where there is no local variable.
>>
>> You can't use the local variables of the function inside <statement> at
>> the moment.
>>
>> This is not a lambda expression, for those who know what it is.
>>
>> And I think you can still do something like 'Do Next Goto ...' which
>> must be forbidden too. So a work in progress...
>>
>> Do not hesitate to tell what you think and give ideas.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> --
>> Benoît Minisini.
>>
>>
>> Fabien Bodard