The STOP procedure stops the execution of a running program or batch file. Control reverts to the interactive mode.

Examples

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Suppose that you want to stop the execution of a procedure and print the values of the variables A, B, C and NUM. At the appropriate location in your procedure include the command:

STOP, A, B, C, NUM

To continue execution of the procedure (if possible) enter the IDL executive command:

.CONT

Syntax

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STOP [, Expr₁, ..., Expr_n]

Arguments

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Expr_i

One or more expressions whose value is printed. If no parameters are present, a brief message describing where the STOP was encountered is printed.

Keywords

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None.

Version History

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Original

Introduced

See Also

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BREAKPOINT, EXIT, WAIT