The [[EXIT]] statement is used to exit certain QBasic procedures.


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: [[EXIT]] {DO|WHILE|FOR|SUB|FUNCTION}


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* [[EXIT]] leaves any of the following procedures immediately.
** [[EXIT]] DO exits a [[DO...LOOP]].
** [[EXIT]] WHILE exits a [[WHILE...WEND]] loop.
** [[EXIT]] FOR exits a [[FOR...NEXT]] counter loop.
** [[EXIT]] SUB exits a [[SUB]] procedure before it ends. Use before any [[GOSUB]] procedures using [[RETURN]].
** [[EXIT]] FUNCTION exits a [[FUNCTION]] procedure before it ends. The value passed by the function's name should be defined.
<!-- ** [[EXIT]] DEF exits a [[DEF FN]] function procedure before it ends. The value passed by the function's name should be defined. -->
* EXIT statements normally use an [[IF...THEN]] statement to evaluate a program condition that would require the EXIT.
* To exit a program and allow the last program screen to be displayed with the message "Press any key to continue...", use [[END]].
* To exit the program immediately, use [[SYSTEM]].


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* [[_EXIT (function)]]
* [[END]], [[SYSTEM]]
* [[STOP]]


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