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arr = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
break for num in arr when num % 2 == 0
alert(num)
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toothrot commented Nov 7, 2011

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how is that better than

array = [1, 2, 3, 4]
for num in array
  break if num % 2 == 0
alert(num)

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abloom commented Nov 7, 2011

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they both compile to the same JS.

the weird part is that num is accessible after the loop is complete. side effect of using a for loop.

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