[Idea:] Wish to introduce Until{ }

[V2User]

Wish to introduce Until{}. It generally has the below usages:

[Code1:]

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arr:=['John','Smith','Micheara']
loop{
	if arr[A_Index]=='David'{
		MsgBox('I found David!')
		break
	}
}Until A_index>=3{
	MsgBox('I can not find David!')
}

Or [Code2:]

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arr:=['John','Smith','Micheara']
for x in arr{
	if x=='David'{
		MsgBox('I found David!')
		break
	}
}Until{
	MsgBox('I can not find David!')
}

The Until block will be executed as long as the loop is not terminated by break , GoTo or continue 2.

[Descolada]

for..until is already reserved:

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#Requires AutoHotkey v2

arr:=['John','Smith','Micheara']
for x in arr{
	if x=='Smith'{
		MsgBox('I found Smith!')
		break
	}
} until (x=='John')
MsgBox('I found John!')

I do wish that for...else would apply not for loops without any iterations, but for loops that make it to the end without breaking: that is, the same behavior as your example. That would break backwards compatibility though

I don't think I've ever had the need for Loop..Until{}. It might be a rare good use-case for GoTo:

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arr:=['John','Smith','Micheara']
loop{
	if arr[A_Index]=='David'{
		MsgBox('I found David!')
		goto Common
	}
}Until A_index>=3
MsgBox('I can not found David!')
Common:
MsgBox('After finding or not finding')