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Exit - exit abruptly from a function or procedure system unit
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procedure Exit ;
Description
The Exit procedure abruptly terminates the current function or procedure.
If exiting a function, then Result contains the last set value.
Warning : use with caution - jumping is a concept at odds with structured coding - it makes code maintenance difficult.
Related commands
Break Forces a jump out of a single loop
Continue Forces a jump to the next iteration of a loop
Goto Forces a jump to a label, regardless of nesting
Halt Terminates the program with an optional dialog
RunError Terminates the program with an error dialog
Example code : Exit a proc when a user cancels data entry
begin
// Ask the user for their name
ShowMessage('Name = '+AskForName);
end;
// Ask the user for first and second names
function TForm1.AskForName: string;
var
firstName, secondName : string;
begin
Result := 'Lazy person';
repeat
if not InputQuery('Test program', 'First name :', firstName)
then Exit;
if not InputQuery('Test program', 'Second name :', secondName)
then Exit;
until (firstName <> '') or (secondName <> '');
Result := firstName + ' ' + secondName;
end;
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If the user cancels from the first or second name dialogs, the ShowMessage dialog gives:
Name = Lazy person
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