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  • WHile I disagree with, "I actually think this is easier to read" this does accomplish the exact same purpose as the code above. I've never really thought of 'break' as a short-circuit operator until now but it makes perfect sense. As for,"Generally speaking the conditions for your loops should be contained purely within those loop conditions", what do you do when you're processing a foreach loop since there's really no way to insert conditional logic in the loop definition? Commented Mar 26, 2011 at 8:56
  • @Evan The condition is not applicable to a foreach loop as this will just iterate every item in a collection. A for loop is similar in that it should not have a conditional end point. If you do need a conditional end point then you need to use a while loop. Commented Jul 25, 2011 at 13:06
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    @Evan I do see your point though - ie 'what if you need to break out of a foreach loop?' - Well, there should only be one break maximum in my opinion from the loop. Commented Jul 25, 2011 at 13:10