DBG$HELP.HLB  —  DEBUG  REPEAT
    Executes a sequence of commands a specified number of times.

    Format

      REPEAT  language-expression DO (command[; . . . ])

1  –  Parameters

 language-expression

    Denotes any expression in the currently set language that
    evaluates to a positive integer.

 command

    Specifies a debugger command. If you specify more than one
    command, you must separate the commands with semicolons (;).  At
    each execution, the debugger checks the syntax of any expressions
    in the commands and then evaluates them.

2  –  Description

    The REPEAT command is a simple form of the FOR command. The
    REPEAT command executes a sequence of commands repetitively a
    specified number of times, without providing the options for
    establishing count parameters that the FOR command does.

    Related commands:

       EXITLOOP
       FOR
       WHILE

3  –  Example

  DBG> REPEAT 10 DO (EXAMINE Y; STEP)

      This command line sets up a loop that issues a sequence of two
      commands (EXAMINE Y, then STEP) 10 times.
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