EXIT FOR Keyword

Syntax

EXIT FOR

Parameters

None – This keyword takes no arguments.

Description

EXIT FOR terminates the execution of the nearest enclosing FOR EACH … IN … NEXT loop prematurely. When the interpreter encounters EXIT FOR, it stops iterating over the collection and continues execution after the NEXT statement that matches the loop variable.

Example

FOR EACH item IN my_list
    IF item = "stop" THEN
        EXIT FOR
    ENDIF
    TALK item
NEXT item
TALK "Loop ended."

In this script, the loop stops as soon as item equals "stop", and the subsequent TALK "Loop ended." is executed.

Usage Notes

• EXIT FOR can only be used inside a FOR EACH … IN … NEXT block.
• It does not accept any parameters; it simply signals an early exit.
• The keyword is case‑insensitive; exit for works the same way.