Equivalent Ruby .times in Coffeescript
console.log 'hi' for [1..3]To also handle 0 correctly:
console.log 'hi' for [1..n] if nOr with prototype magic:
Number::times = (fn) -> do fn for [1..@valueOf()] if @valueOf() return3.times -> console.log 'hi'Note that the second method isn't recommended because changing the Number prototype has global effects.
Edit: Changed according to @BrianGenisio's comment (.prototype. -> ::)
Edit 2: fixed handling of 0, thanks @Brandon
JavaScript arrays (at least the modern ones) have a forEach method and CoffeeScript [1..3] ranges are arrays so you could do this:
[1..3].forEach -> console.log 'hi'One warning though: this might be a bit hard on the browser if your n in [1..n] is large as you'll be building a large array just to get a convenient notation; but if n is small then the overhead of building the array shouldn't matter that much.