end

Purpose

Terminate for, while, and if statements.

Synopsis

while expression
    statements 
end
          
if expression
    statements
end
          
for expression
    statements 
end

Description

end terminates the scope of for, while, and if statements. Without an end statement, for, while, and if wait for further input. Each end is paired with the closest previous unpaired for, while, or if and serves to delimit its scope.

Examples

This example shows end used with for and if. Indentation provides easier readability.

for i = 1:n
    for j = 1:n
        if i == j
            a(i,j) = 2;
        elseif abs(i;j) == 1
            a(i,j) = 1;
        else
            a(i,j) = 0;
        end
    end
end

See Also

break, for, if, return, while

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