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while
while keyword
Description
while
clause. Must be terminated by
"end"
while expr ,instructions,...[,else instructions], end
while expr do instructions,...[,else instructions], end
while expr then instructions,...[,else instructions], end
Notes:
The only constraint is that each
then
ordo
keyword must be on the same line line aswhile
keyword.Keywords
then
ordo
can be replaced by a carriage return or a comma. For compatibility with Matlab it is also possible, but not recommended, to put a space between the end of the expression and the beginning of the first instruction.The optional
,else instructions
construction allows to gives instructions which are executed when expr expression becomes false.
Warning: the number of characters used to define the body of any conditionnal instruction (if while for or select/case) must be limited to 16k.
Examples
e=1; a=1; k=1; while norm(a-(a+e),1) > %eps, e=e/2; k=k+1; end e,k
See Also
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