Setting different vars in for loop?

Question

HiI have a reasonable large loop, and I want it to loop one of two ways depending on conditions before it...1. for (var i:int = searchHit; i< array.length; i++) or2. for (var i:int=array.length; i>=0; i--)I'm wondering if there is a way to set up vars to populate the above to avoid writing out two identical oops with different conditions?I can do this...var _inc = "++" (or "--") depending on previous codevar _range = array.length;for (var i:int = _range; i< array.length; i[inc])...but I'm unsure how to put i< array.length or i>=0 into a var to insert (or if it's even possible)?Thanks for your help.

kglad · Accepted Answer

you could use one 'do' or 'while' loop but it's faster to do what you're currently doing. though, it would look a little more elegant and be easier to debug and maintain if you called a function inside your loops:

if( NEXT){

for (var i:int = searchHit; i< array.length; i++) {

evalF(i);

} else {

for (i=searchHit; i>=0; i--){

evalF(i);

}

sinious · Answer

In that situation you'd set a custom flag but still need multiple loops the rest of the code you didn't share actually needs both of those loops.

e.g.

var dataComplete:Boolean = false;
// run both loops as mentioned above just how they are (except change i if it's a nested loop)
// once complete in the final loop
dataComplete = true;
if (dataComplete) { break; }

It depends on what your data is and what you're really trying to do. Explaining it more will issue a better strategy.

edit:

Kglad! On the same minute.. haha

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