Loop over random sequence of numbers

[Neko Novi]

Hi all,
this is probably very basic question, but i couldn't find an answer on internet or help files. How can i make a loop in mata over some random seqence of numbers for example (2,4,67,5,888,44)
I realize i can create vector and loop over its values, but still going over ordered sequence, like

mata
c = (2,33,4,5,67,8)

for (i=1; i<=length(c); i++) {
g = c[1,i]
g

}
end

but is there something more direct like stata foreach v in .... ?
Thanks!

[Mike Lacy]

If your vector contains numbers in a random order, then going through that vector *would* involve looping a random sequence of numbers. Is your problem "how do I generate a random sequence of numbers over which to loop?" If so, see runiform() or runiformint(). If that is not relevant, I'd need some further information from you. Also, I don't understand in what sense the loop you show is not "direct" as compared to -foreach-.

[Neko Novi]

Thanks for reply! I was thinking something like stata loop

foreach x of numlist 33 4 6 77 8 {
di `x' 
}

so in my above example, i would have value "i" not necessarily ordered or values with regular increments.