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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/doc/continue.n b/doc/continue.n index d2240b5..17d16b4 100644 --- a/doc/continue.n +++ b/doc/continue.n @@ -5,10 +5,8 @@ '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. '\" -'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: continue.n,v 1.7 2004/10/27 09:36:58 dkf Exp $ -'\" -.so man.macros .TH continue n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" +.so man.macros .BS '\" Note: do not modify the .SH NAME line immediately below! .SH NAME @@ -16,13 +14,12 @@ 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 \fBTCL_CONTINUE\fR code, which causes a continue exception -to occur. +It returns a 4 (\fBTCL_CONTINUE\fR) result 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. @@ -30,18 +27,21 @@ 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: |