[GROOVY-3898] [PARROT] Allow the specification of types when initializing multiple iteration variables in a "for" construct

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.6.5, 1.7-beta-2
• Fix Version/s: 3.0.0-alpha-1, 2.6.0-alpha-1
• Component/s: Compiler, parser, parser-antlr2, syntax
• Epic Link: PARROT
• Assignee: Daniel Sun
• Reporter: Ed Clark
• Created: 24/Nov/09 01:03
• Updated: 20/May/19 07:17
• Resolved: 02/May/17 02:12

Description

def( int i, int j) = [0,0] works as a stand alone assignment, but it does not work in the initialization portion of a for. For example, while

for( (i, j)=[0,0]; i<10;

{i++; j++ }()){ ... }

compiles

for( def( int i, int j)=[0,0]; i<10; {i++; j++ }

())

{ ... }

does not.