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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. |