Loops
All loops ends with end keyword in Chaos Language.
N times do
Syntax for starting an N times do loop is: <NUMBER> times do
kaos> str a = 'hello world'
kaos> 3 times do
.... print a
.... end
hello world
hello world
hello world
You can also use a number type variable to specify the iteration count:
kaos> num n = 5
kaos> n times do
.... print a
.... end
hello world
hello world
hello world
hello world
hello world
If you need an infinite loop you can use INFINITE keyword:
kaos> INFINITE times do
.... print a
.... end
hello world
hello world
hello world
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foreach as
Syntax for starting a foreach as loop on lists is: foreach <LIST> as <VALUE>
kaos> list a = [1, 2, 3]
kaos> foreach a as el
.... print el
.... el = 5
.... print el
.... end
1
5
2
5
3
5
kaos> print a
[5, 5, 5]
Syntax for starting a foreach as loop on dictionaries is: foreach <DICT> as <KEY> : <VAL>
kaos> dict n = {'a': 'foo', 'b': 'bar', 'c': 'baz'}
kaos> foreach n as key : val
.... print key
.... print val
.... end
a
foo
b
bar
c
baz
Nested Loops
It's also possible to create nested loops in Chaos Language:
kaos> list a = [1, 2, 3]
kaos> num b = 32
kaos> foreach a as el
.... print el
.... 2 times do
.... print b
.... end
.... end
1
32
32
2
32
32
3
32
32
a more complex example with nested data structures:
kaos> dict a = {'C': [{'h': 'a', 'o': 's'}, {' ': 'L', 'a': 'n'}], 'g': [{'u': 'a', 'g': 'e'}]}
kaos> foreach a as key1 : val1
.... print key1
.... foreach val1 as i
.... foreach i as key2 : val2
.... print key2
.... print val2
.... end
.... end
.... end
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