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Group: Flow Control
See also: switch case default endsw

Function: break
Description: Inside a switch statement break marks the end of a case block. The procedure is continued at the keyword endsw. It can be omitted.

Usage: switch case (cond) break default endsw

Note:

Example:
proc(y) = sign(x)
  switch
    case(x<0)  y = -1  break
    case(x>0)  y =  1  break
    default     y =  0  break   ; this break has no effect
  endsw
endp
sign(-eh)

Result:
Contents of y
[1,]       -1



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