#40218 [NEW]: Add Else clause to while

From: jbailey at raspberryginger dot com Operating system: Linux PHP version: 5.2.0 PHP Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Bug description: Add Else clause to while Description: ------------ Right now checks have to be done separately for when a while will execute zero times, which means code duplication and constructs that have to be kept in sync. I would like to see an else clause to while that is executed when the while loop goes zero times. Reproduce code: --------------- while (0) { echo "I ran"; } else { echo "I didn't run."; } Expected result: ---------------- I didn't run. Actual result: -------------- Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ELSE in /tmp/test.php on line 5 -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=40218&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 4.4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40218&r=trysnapshot44 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40218&r=trysnapshot52 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40218&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40218&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40218&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40218&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40218&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40218&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40218&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40218&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40218&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40218&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40218&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40218&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40218&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40218&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40218&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40218&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40218&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40218&r=mysqlcfg