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    Johnny Chan
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    How do you write a for loop in kdb?

    I know loops are considered evil by you vector guys but sometimes the code really just requires a loop. I tried a few “for” combinations but couldn’t create one in kdb.

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    the q language does not have a for loop. Other control statements are available. e.g.


    q)i:0; while[i<3; show i; i:i+1]; show `end
    0
    1
    2
    `end
    q)i
    3

    q)do[3; show i; i:i+1]; show `end
    6
    7
    8
    `end

    if, else are also possible.

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