Name

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 or dod" keyword must be on the same line line as while keyword.

  • Keywords then or do 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

for , select , break , return , pause