method

downto

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downto(p1) public

Iterates block, passing decreasing values from int down to and including limit.

   5.downto(1) { |n| print n, ".. " }
   print "  Liftoff!\n"

produces:

   5.. 4.. 3.. 2.. 1..   Liftoff!

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/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     int.downto(limit) {|i| block }     => int
 *  
 *  Iterates <em>block</em>, passing decreasing values from <i>int</i>
 *  down to and including <i>limit</i>.
 *     
 *     5.downto(1) { |n| print n, ".. " }
 *     print "  Liftoff!\n"
 *     
 *  <em>produces:</em>
 *     
 *     5.. 4.. 3.. 2.. 1..   Liftoff!
 */

static VALUE
int_downto(from, to)
    VALUE from, to;
{
    if (FIXNUM_P(from) && FIXNUM_P(to)) {
        long i, end;

        end = FIX2LONG(to);
        for (i=FIX2LONG(from); i >= end; i--) {
            rb_yield(LONG2FIX(i));
        }
    }
    else {
        VALUE i = from, c;

        while (!(c = rb_funcall(i, '<', 1, to))) {
            rb_yield(i);
            i = rb_funcall(i, '-', 1, INT2FIX(1));
        }
        if (NIL_P(c)) rb_cmperr(i, to);
    }
    return from;
}

downto

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