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From: austern@ux5.lbl.gov (Matt Austern)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: BREAK and RETURN on the 48sx: where are they?
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Date: 14 Dec 90 20:39:21 GMT
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As far as I can tell, the HP 48 doesn't provide any way to break out
of a loop in the middle (in C, break), and doesn't provide any way to
return from a function anywhere but the end.  (in C, return).  Yes, I
know that it's always possible to avoid using these if you put in an
extra test or flag, but sometimes they are convenient.

Am I missing something very basic?  Or if there really is no break or
return, has anyone out there found a good kludge to simulate them?
-- 
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