!repeat(4)

NAME

!repeat, !until - Conditional loop (post testing)

SYNOPSIS

!repeat


... loop body ...

!until condition

DESCRIPTION

Th !repeat command operates in a similar fashion to !while/!done except the condition is tested at the end. Control finishes if the condition is met. As with the !while(4) there is no nesting of multiple !repeat statements.

EXAMPLE

For example, the following macro segment fills to the fill column with spaces.

!repeat 
    insert-string " " 
!until &equal $curcol $fill-col 

SEE ALSO

!if(4), !goto(4), !repeat(4).

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Last Modified: 1998/06/17
Generated On: 1999/12/01