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EXIT - loop

Short Reference

Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54

Syntax

EXIT. 

Effect

If the EXIT statement is specified within a loop, it exits the loop by ending the current loop pass. The program flow resumes after the closing statement in the loop.

Note

Outside of a loop, the statement EXIT exits the current processing block (see EXIT - Processing Block). EXIT, however, should only be used within loops.

Example

Exits a loop using EXIT if the loop index sy-index is greater than a number limit.

DATA limit TYPE i VALUE 10. 
DO. 
  IF sy-index > limit. 
    EXIT. 
  ENDIF. 
  cl_demo_output=>write( |{ sy-index } | ). 
ENDDO. 
cl_demo_output=>display( ).