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> On the contrary, it works perfectly, doing exactly what the statement > appears to say. That's why I suggested it should be a warning. It's probably not what people want. As for surprising limitations, well, I was surprised. It's another thing I need to explain with each() when I teach it because I know a couple of students in each class will try it. It doesn't matter to you if that makes sense or isn't the way you think. Stupid stuff happens all of the time. Ignoring that it's going to happen doesn't make it go away. We could remove most warnings using the same premise, but we don't because they are a salve for the stupidity we know will happen. However, this is the end of it for me. Decide what you like and I'll just add it to the list of quirks that people have to know.Thread Previous | Thread Next