Control Structures

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• exit <messageName> -- ends execution of handler

• exit to HyperCard

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• if <condition> then <statement> [ else <statement> ]

• if <condition>

  then <statement>

  [ else <statement> ]

• if <condition> then

  statementList

  [ else statementList]

  end if

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• funtion <functionName>

  <statementList>

  end <functionName>

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• on <messageName>

  <statementList>

  end <messageName>

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• pass <messageName> -- ends execution and sends entire message to next object in heirachy.

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• repeat [ for ] <number> [ times ]

  statementList

  end repeat

• repeat until <condition>

  statementList

  end repeat

• repeat while <condition>

  statementList

  end repeat

• repeat [forever]

  statementList

  end repeat

• repeat with <variable> = <start> to <finish>

  statementList

  end repeat

• repeat with <variable> = <start> downto <finish>

  statementList

  end repeat

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• return <expression>

  eg:

  funtion square y

  return y * y

  end square