More likely you meant this... I've seen farm: [ "bob" "cecil" "bill" "chris" "barry" "curtis" ] foreach [pig chicken] farm [print reduce [pig chicken]] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 10:45 PM Subject: [REBOL] simple foreach question Re:(2) > > The nice thing about foreach is that you can also parse your block > into more than than one word (variable): > > farm: [[pigs] [chickens]] > > foreach [pig chicken] farm [print [pig chicken]] > > > Boss is going to please with you aint 'e? > > > "page" is being defined by the foreach. > > > So for each element in the block "pages" foreach will set the word page to > > the value of that element - it then > > does the body block with that value. > > > You can use whatever you want: > > foreach qwrtyuiop ["one" "two" "three"] [print qwrtyuiop] > > Note that qwrtyuiop only has a value in the body block. > > > see: > >>> help foreach > > USAGE: > > FOREACH 'word data body > > > DESCRIPTION: > > Evaluates a block for each value(s) in a series. > > FOREACH is a native value. > > > ARGUMENTS: > > word -- Word or block of words to set each time (will be local) (Type: > > get-wor > > d word block) > > data -- The series to traverse (Type: series) > > body -- Block to evaluate each time (Type: block) > > > Brett. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 4:26 AM > > Subject: [REBOL] simple foreach question > > > >> howdy guys, > >> > >> I'm on a roll, just trying to "get" simple things. for instance, in > >> the exapmle, > >> > >> pages: [ http://www.cnet.com > >> http://www.rebol.com/index.html > >> http://www.news-wire.com/news/today.html ] > >> > >> loop 24 [ foreach page pages [send [EMAIL PROTECTED] read page] wait 1:00 > >> ] > >> > >> where did "page" come from? is it arbitrary? if the block was of species > > of > >> pigs, would it be "foreach pig pigs? > >> > >> just curious. Let me know if I get annoying. > >> > >> > >> -- > >> > >> Eat more spinach. > >> -tom > >> > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://perso.worldonline.fr/mutant > > >
