The to statement?

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Aug 2 2008, 1:44 pm
I've seen it used before, but I can't find any documentation of it in the reference. Can anyone tell me how it works exactly?
Aug 2 2008, 4:10 pm
It's a shorthand keyword for for(): 
for(var/i = 1 to 5 step X) //X default 1
//equivalent:
for(var/i,i < 5,i += X)


And it's a possible syntax in switch(): 
switch(Val)
   if(3 to 5)
      world << "3, 4 or 5"


(It's never really a statement, it's a part of another statement)
Aug 2 2008, 4:17 pm
In response to Kaioken
Ah, thankyou for clarifying all that. I've seen it used in for() loops before, and attempted to use it myself. I'm not sure if I used it right exactly though, it doesn't really look like yours, either. Would this work properly?

for(var/X in 1 to 2) //it produces no compiler errors
Aug 2 2008, 4:35 pm
In response to Jeff8500
It might, but that'd be the same syntax as I posted. If I had to take a guess I'd say it wouldn't work, but that's not really important.
Aug 2 2008, 4:49 pm
In response to Jeff8500
That works fine.

mob/verb/test_1to2()
    for(var/X in 1 to 2)
        usr << X


Output:
1
2