Re: accumulating with loop

??>> (defmacro loop-x (&key repeat initially for then finally)
??>> `(let ((,for ,initially))
??>> (dotimes (#:i ,repeat) (setf ,for ,then))
??>> ,finally))
??>>
??>> then call would look like:
??>>
??>> (loop-x :repeat n
??>> :initially next-state
??>> :for state
??>> :then (build-nfa regex state)
??>> :finally (return state))
??>>
??>> the only difference is that LOOP has a bit more syntax in :for part.

MP> Aha. So why doesn't the following code work:

MP> (loop :collect i
MP> :for i
MP> :from 0
MP> :below 10 )

MP> ?

because LOOP hasa bit more syntax..


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