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author | Joachim Wuttke (l) <j.wuttke@fz-juelich.de> | 2018-10-16 19:50:48 (GMT) |
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committer | Joachim Wuttke (o) <j.wuttke@fz-juelich.de> | 2018-10-23 13:12:10 (GMT) |
commit | c2efb3efcd083523a73a2a9721b7101fbfc0fe0f (patch) | |
tree | 51feae595367cd8b91ab27c34000129c9a8c38b6 /Help/command/while.rst | |
parent | 7053dd301c694bbc5e13b7e32febd34596b22d4e (diff) | |
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Help: Revise docs on Scripting Commands
Revise docs for all "Scripting Commands", except four find_XXX
that use a macro suite of their own.
* Take full advantage of the improved syntax highlighting.
* Make consequential use of <..> placeholders.
* Clarify things here and there in the text.
Specific improvements to some command docs:
* "math": Correct description of novel hexadecimal capability.
* "if", "foreach", "while": Provide link to "endif" etc
* "foreach", "while": Mention "break" and "continue".
* "foreach": Simplify explanation of ``RANGE`` and ``IN`` signatures;
advise against negative arguments or reverse ranges (compare issue #18461)
* "endif", "endfunction" etc: Explain that the argument is optional and
maintained for compatibility only
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diff --git a/Help/command/while.rst b/Help/command/while.rst index 7509da3..a4957c1 100644 --- a/Help/command/while.rst +++ b/Help/command/while.rst @@ -3,15 +3,23 @@ while Evaluate a group of commands while a condition is true -:: +.. code-block:: cmake - while(condition) - COMMAND1(ARGS ...) - COMMAND2(ARGS ...) - ... - endwhile(condition) + while(<condition>) + <commands> + endwhile() All commands between while and the matching :command:`endwhile` are recorded without being invoked. Once the :command:`endwhile` is evaluated, the -recorded list of commands is invoked as long as the condition is true. The -condition is evaluated using the same logic as the :command:`if` command. +recorded list of commands is invoked as long as the ``<condition>`` is true. + +The ``<condition>`` has the same syntax and is evaluated using the same logic +as described at length for the :command:`if` command. + +The commands :command:`break` and :command:`continue` provide means to +escape from the normal control flow. + +Per legacy, the :command:`endwhile` command admits +an optional ``<condition>`` argument. +If used, it must be a verbatim repeat of the argument of the opening +``while`` command. |