Controlling program flow – Texas Instruments TI-83 PLUS User Manual
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Programming
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These menu items direct the flow of an executing program. They make it
easy to repeat or skip a group of commands during program execution.
When you select an item from the menu, the name is pasted to the
cursor location on a command line in the program.
To return to the program editor without selecting an item, press
‘
.
Controlling Program Flow
Program control instructions tell the
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which command to
execute next in a program.
If
,
While
, and
Repeat
check a defined
condition to determine which command to execute next. Conditions
frequently use relational or Boolean tests (Chapter 2), as in:
If A<7:A+1
!
A
or
If N=1 and M=1:Goto Z
If
Use
If
for testing and branching. If
condition
is false (zero), then the
command
immediately following
If
is skipped. If
condition
is true (nonzero),
then the next
command
is executed.
If
instructions can be nested.