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RepeatWith

Type​

control structure

Summary​

Executes a list of statements

Syntax​

repeat with <Counter> from <Start> ( up | down ) to <Finish> [ by <Step> ]
	<StatementList>
end repeat

Description​

Use the repeat with Counter structure to execute a set of statements until the value of Counter reaches or crosses (depending on iteration direction) the value of Finish. The counter is increased (or decreased) by Step on each iteration of the loop.

Parameters​

NameTypeDescription

Counter

A numeric variable.

Start

number

The initial value of Counter

Finish

number

The boundary value of Counter

Step

number

The value by which to increase or decrease the Counter

StatementList

A set of statements.

Examples​

	public handler Factorial(in pOperand as integer) as number
		if pOperand < 1 then
			return 0
		end if

		variable tTotal as number
		put 1 into tTotal

		variable tCounter as integer
		repeat with tCounter from 1 up to pOperand 
			multiply tTotal by tCounter
		end repeat

		return tCounter
	end handler