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Fix Info index for language statements (bug #37787) * dynamic.txi, errors.txi, stmt.txi, vectorize.txi: Remove @code from all node names, menus, and cross-references. * octave.texi: Remove @code from menu for statements. * ov-oncleanup.cc(Foncleanup): Remove @code from cross-reference in docstring.
author Rik <rik@octave.org>
date Wed, 28 Nov 2012 09:13:56 -0800
parents 72c96de7a403
children 18f8f2987205
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44 The list of statements contained between keywords like @code{if} or 44 The list of statements contained between keywords like @code{if} or
45 @code{while} and the corresponding end statement is called the 45 @code{while} and the corresponding end statement is called the
46 @dfn{body} of a control statement. 46 @dfn{body} of a control statement.
47 47
48 @menu 48 @menu
49 * The @code{if} Statement:: 49 * The if Statement::
50 * The @code{switch} Statement:: 50 * The switch Statement::
51 * The @code{while} Statement:: 51 * The while Statement::
52 * The @code{do-until} Statement:: 52 * The do-until Statement::
53 * The @code{for} Statement:: 53 * The for Statement::
54 * The @code{break} Statement:: 54 * The break Statement::
55 * The @code{continue} Statement:: 55 * The continue Statement::
56 * The @code{unwind_protect} Statement:: 56 * The unwind_protect Statement::
57 * The @code{try} Statement:: 57 * The try Statement::
58 * Continuation Lines:: 58 * Continuation Lines::
59 @end menu 59 @end menu
60 60
61 @node The @code{if} Statement 61 @node The if Statement
62 @section The @code{if} Statement 62 @section The if Statement
63 @cindex @code{if} statement 63 @cindex @code{if} statement
64 @cindex @code{else} statement 64 @cindex @code{else} statement
65 @cindex @code{elseif} statement 65 @cindex @code{elseif} statement
66 @cindex @code{endif} statement 66 @cindex @code{endif} statement
67 67
205 205
206 @noindent 206 @noindent
207 using the indentation to show how Octave groups the statements. 207 using the indentation to show how Octave groups the statements.
208 @xref{Functions and Scripts}. 208 @xref{Functions and Scripts}.
209 209
210 @node The @code{switch} Statement 210 @node The switch Statement
211 @section The @code{switch} Statement 211 @section The switch Statement
212 @cindex @code{switch} statement 212 @cindex @code{switch} statement
213 @cindex @code{case} statement 213 @cindex @code{case} statement
214 @cindex @code{otherwise} statement 214 @cindex @code{otherwise} statement
215 @cindex @code{endswitch} statement 215 @cindex @code{endswitch} statement
216 216
383 @end group 383 @end group
384 @end example 384 @end example
385 385
386 @end itemize 386 @end itemize
387 387
388 @node The @code{while} Statement 388 @node The while Statement
389 @section The @code{while} Statement 389 @section The while Statement
390 @cindex @code{while} statement 390 @cindex @code{while} statement
391 @cindex @code{endwhile} statement 391 @cindex @code{endwhile} statement
392 @cindex loop 392 @cindex loop
393 @cindex body of a loop 393 @cindex body of a loop
394 394
452 452
453 A newline is not required between the condition and the 453 A newline is not required between the condition and the
454 body; but using one makes the program clearer unless the body is very 454 body; but using one makes the program clearer unless the body is very
455 simple. 455 simple.
456 456
457 @node The @code{do-until} Statement 457 @node The do-until Statement
458 @section The @code{do-until} Statement 458 @section The do-until Statement
459 @cindex @code{do-until} statement 459 @cindex @code{do-until} statement
460 460
461 The @code{do-until} statement is similar to the @code{while} statement, 461 The @code{do-until} statement is similar to the @code{while} statement,
462 except that it repeatedly executes a statement until a condition becomes 462 except that it repeatedly executes a statement until a condition becomes
463 true, and the test of the condition is at the end of the loop, so the 463 true, and the test of the condition is at the end of the loop, so the
499 499
500 A newline is not required between the @code{do} keyword and the 500 A newline is not required between the @code{do} keyword and the
501 body; but using one makes the program clearer unless the body is very 501 body; but using one makes the program clearer unless the body is very
502 simple. 502 simple.
503 503
504 @node The @code{for} Statement 504 @node The for Statement
505 @section The @code{for} Statement 505 @section The for Statement
506 @cindex @code{for} statement 506 @cindex @code{for} statement
507 @cindex @code{endfor} statement 507 @cindex @code{endfor} statement
508 508
509 The @code{for} statement makes it more convenient to count iterations of a 509 The @code{for} statement makes it more convenient to count iterations of a
510 loop. The general form of the @code{for} statement looks like this: 510 loop. The general form of the @code{for} statement looks like this:
656 The @var{key} variable may also be omitted. If it is, the brackets are 656 The @var{key} variable may also be omitted. If it is, the brackets are
657 also optional. This is useful for cycling through the values of all the 657 also optional. This is useful for cycling through the values of all the
658 structure elements when the names of the elements do not need to be 658 structure elements when the names of the elements do not need to be
659 known. 659 known.
660 660
661 @node The @code{break} Statement 661 @node The break Statement
662 @section The @code{break} Statement 662 @section The break Statement
663 @cindex @code{break} statement 663 @cindex @code{break} statement
664 664
665 The @code{break} statement jumps out of the innermost @code{for} or 665 The @code{break} statement jumps out of the innermost @code{for} or
666 @code{while} loop that encloses it. The @code{break} statement may only 666 @code{while} loop that encloses it. The @code{break} statement may only
667 be used within the body of a loop. The following example finds the 667 be used within the body of a loop. The following example finds the
711 endif 711 endif
712 endwhile 712 endwhile
713 @end group 713 @end group
714 @end example 714 @end example
715 715
716 @node The @code{continue} Statement 716 @node The continue Statement
717 @section The @code{continue} Statement 717 @section The continue Statement
718 @cindex @code{continue} statement 718 @cindex @code{continue} statement
719 719
720 The @code{continue} statement, like @code{break}, is used only inside 720 The @code{continue} statement, like @code{break}, is used only inside
721 @code{for} or @code{while} loops. It skips over the rest of the loop 721 @code{for} or @code{while} loops. It skips over the rest of the loop
722 body, causing the next cycle around the loop to begin immediately. 722 body, causing the next cycle around the loop to begin immediately.
760 endif 760 endif
761 endfor 761 endfor
762 @end group 762 @end group
763 @end example 763 @end example
764 764
765 @node The @code{unwind_protect} Statement 765 @node The unwind_protect Statement
766 @section The @code{unwind_protect} Statement 766 @section The unwind_protect Statement
767 @cindex @code{unwind_protect} statement 767 @cindex @code{unwind_protect} statement
768 @cindex @code{unwind_protect_cleanup} 768 @cindex @code{unwind_protect_cleanup}
769 @cindex @code{end_unwind_protect} 769 @cindex @code{end_unwind_protect}
770 770
771 Octave supports a limited form of exception handling modelled after the 771 Octave supports a limited form of exception handling modelled after the
811 would not be restored if an error occurs while evaluating the first part 811 would not be restored if an error occurs while evaluating the first part
812 of the @code{unwind_protect} block because evaluation would stop at the 812 of the @code{unwind_protect} block because evaluation would stop at the
813 point of the error and the statement to restore the value would not be 813 point of the error and the statement to restore the value would not be
814 executed. 814 executed.
815 815
816 @node The @code{try} Statement 816 @node The try Statement
817 @section The @code{try} Statement 817 @section The try Statement
818 @cindex @code{try} statement 818 @cindex @code{try} statement
819 @cindex @code{catch} 819 @cindex @code{catch}
820 @cindex @code{end_try_catch} 820 @cindex @code{end_try_catch}
821 821
822 In addition to unwind_protect, Octave supports another limited form of 822 In addition to unwind_protect, Octave supports another limited form of