Command/exitloopnow

\exitloopnow

Syntax

\exitloopnow

Description

Exit the loop immediately.

Example

\doloop{
    \ifnum \recurselevel=2
        \exitloop 
    \fi 
    % but "Level 2!" is still printed
    Level \recurselevel!
}

\doloop{
    \ifnum \recurselevel=2
        \exitloopnow
    \fi 
    % "Level 2!" is not printed
    Level \recurselevel!
}

See also

• System Macros/Loops and Recursion
• Looping a fixed number of times
  • \dorecurse for iterating from 1 to n.
  • \dostepwiserecurse for iteration with arbitrary start, end, and step.
  • \recurselevel for the iteration number.
  • \recursedepth for the iteration depth, in the case of nested \dorecurse and co.
• 'While' loops with exit conditions
  • \doloop for a loop that repeats until exited.
  • \exitloop to exit a loop.
  • \exitloopnow to immediately exit a loop.
  • \recurselevel to know which iteration the loop is in.
  • \recursedepth to know how many nested loops deep we are.
• \input is also often used to produce dummy text.
• LuaTeX for heavier-duty looping and iterating.

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