RE: [External] : Exiting from mapc

[Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>]

> >> How can I exit when encountering 'safg or 'nogo
> >
> > As usual, wrap with a `catch', and `throw' to it whenever you like.
> 
> Should dolist be better in this context anyway?

Of course, but it doesn't answer his question. ;-)

If a plain iteration, with no intermediate escape
to throw a value, is appropriate for what you want
to do, then by all means use it.

IOW, don't go catching and throwing willy nilly.
Like `GO TO'.

`dolist' and `mapc' etc. don't let you escape;
you must go through the whole list.  Catch and
throw are available for when you need to get out
and return or do something directly, and not
waste time running down the rest of the list for
nothing.