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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/doc/continue.n b/doc/continue.n index 92ff3b4..728b9dc 100644 --- a/doc/continue.n +++ b/doc/continue.n @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ '\" '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. -'\" +'\" .TH continue n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" .so man.macros .BS @@ -14,12 +14,13 @@ continue \- Skip to the next iteration of a loop .SH SYNOPSIS \fBcontinue\fR .BE + .SH DESCRIPTION .PP This command is typically invoked inside the body of a looping command such as \fBfor\fR or \fBforeach\fR or \fBwhile\fR. -It returns a 4 (\fBTCL_CONTINUE\fR) result code, which causes a continue -exception to occur. +It returns a \fBTCL_CONTINUE\fR code, which causes a continue exception +to occur. The exception causes the current script to be aborted out to the innermost containing loop command, which then continues with the next iteration of the loop. @@ -27,21 +28,18 @@ Catch exceptions are also handled in a few other situations, such as the \fBcatch\fR command and the outermost scripts of procedure bodies. .SH EXAMPLE -.PP Print a line for each of the integers from 0 to 10 \fIexcept\fR 5: -.PP .CS for {set x 0} {$x<10} {incr x} { - if {$x == 5} { - \fBcontinue\fR - } - puts "x is $x" + if {$x == 5} { + \fBcontinue\fR + } + puts "x is $x" } .CE + .SH "SEE ALSO" break(n), for(n), foreach(n), return(n), while(n) + .SH KEYWORDS continue, iteration, loop -'\" Local Variables: -'\" mode: nroff -'\" End: |