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RepeatTimes

Type​

control structure

Summary​

Executes a list of statements a given number of times.

Syntax​

repeat <Count> times
	<StatementList>
end repeat

Description​

Use the repeat Count times structure to execute a set of statements a given number of times, when the statements executed do not rely on knowing which iteration the repeat loop is on.

Parameters​

NameTypeDescription

Count

integer

An expression which evaluates to an integer.

StatementList

A set of statements.

Examples​

public handler TwoToThePower(in pOperand as integer) as number

	if pOperand is 0 then
		return 1
	end if	

	variable tCount as number
	put the abs of pOperand into tCount

	variable tResult as number
	put 1 into tResult
	repeat tCount times
		multiply tResult by 2
	end repeat

	if pOperand < 0 then 
		return 1 / tResult
	end if

	return tResult
end handler