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Latest revision as of 16:59, 5 September 2007
Synopsis
return { expression }
Description
The return command transfers the execution back to where the sub was called using gosub.
providing a variable or expression to return will put the given value into the result system variable.
Example
gosub makeLowerCase #charname event macro 1 0 my name is #result halt ;The following sub takes the first parameter ;makes it lowercase, and then returns the ;lowercase version. sub makeLowerCase str lower %1 return #strRes ; the lowercase version of %1 is now stored in #result and control is returned to the main script.
Related Commands
| Gosub | Sub |
See Also
Flow Control
- Flow control commands allow scripts to make decisions based on the evaluation of boolean expressions.
| break | Jumps to first statement outside of loop |
| call | Transfers execution to another script file |
| continue | Jumps execution of a loop to next iteration |
| exit | Exits a called script |
| for | Creates a counting loop |
| gosub | Transfers execution to the matching sub |
| goto | Jumps to another part of the script given by a label |
| halt | Stops the script |
| if | Executes code based on the evaluation of an expression |
| pause | Temporarily stops the execution of the current script |
| repeat..until | Creates a loop that checks condition after execution |
| return | Returns from a sub |
| stop | Ends the script |
| while | Creates a loop that checks condition before execution |
