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A single '''break''' command can be | A single '''break''' command can be | ||
used to stop code after the '''break''' from executing. Can also be used to exit a [[state]] early. Also used inside [[switch]] blocks to close '''[[case]]''' statements. | used to stop code after the '''break''' from executing. Can also be used to exit a [[state]] early. Also used inside [[switch]] blocks to close '''[[case]]''' statements. | ||
Inside '''while''' loops, a '''break''' transfers control to the beginning of the loop where the condition for continuing the iteration is checked. This is in contrast to most imperative programming languages, where a '''break''' inside a loop transfers control to just after the end of the loop body (thus "breaking" it). For example, in CON, the snippet | |||
setvar j 0 | |||
whilevarn j 3 | |||
{ | |||
addvar j 1 | |||
userquote 500 | |||
break // while is inner: "continue" | |||
} | |||
makes quote 500 be displayed ''three'' times in total. | |||
[[Category:Duke3D 1.3/1.5 commands]] | [[Category:Duke3D 1.3/1.5 commands]] | ||
Revision as of 12:17, 21 April 2014
A single break command can be used to stop code after the break from executing. Can also be used to exit a state early. Also used inside switch blocks to close case statements.
Inside while loops, a break transfers control to the beginning of the loop where the condition for continuing the iteration is checked. This is in contrast to most imperative programming languages, where a break inside a loop transfers control to just after the end of the loop body (thus "breaking" it). For example, in CON, the snippet
setvar j 0
whilevarn j 3
{
addvar j 1
userquote 500
break // while is inner: "continue"
}
makes quote 500 be displayed three times in total.