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diff --git a/pod/perlsyn.pod b/pod/perlsyn.pod index 16bca2d6b5..1b5a6a940e 100644 --- a/pod/perlsyn.pod +++ b/pod/perlsyn.pod @@ -315,6 +315,14 @@ hang. # do something } +Using C<readline> (or the operator form, C<< <EXPR> >>) as the +conditional of a C<for> loop is shorthand for the following. This +behaviour is the same as a C<while> loop conditional. + + for ( prompt(); defined( $_ = <STDIN> ); prompt() ) { + # do something + } + =head2 Foreach Loops The C<foreach> loop iterates over a normal list value and sets the |