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in reply to Re^4: Interview Prepration
in thread Interview Prepration

To quote:

They're definitely two different kinds of loops. However the text for and foreach may be used to introduce either one. The actual loop-style is determined by what follows.
Which, seems to me, answers the question:
What is the difference between for & foreach, exec & system
as "for & foreach are aliases - there is no difference. They both introduce either a for-style loop or a foreach-style loop, determined by what follows."

Methinks you're getting a bit bent out of shape over someone agreeing with you. Either that, or I'm completely missing your point.

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Re^6: Interview Prepration
by RazorbladeBidet (Friar) on Apr 04, 2005 at 17:52 UTC
    It's a language (English) problem - for and foreach are words but they also designate the style of the loop, which I think is what merlyn is getting at.

    The words are aliases, the loops are not, as they are taken in context. It sounded like the disagreement was over:
    for & foreach are now an alias to each other
    which is ambiguous
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