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27<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">GoSub...Return Statement [Runtime]</title>
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34<bookmark_value>GoSub...Return statement</bookmark_value>
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36<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3147242" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="1"><link href="text/sbasic/shared/03090301.xhp" name="GoSub...Return Statement [Runtime]">GoSub...Return Statement [Runtime]</link></paragraph>
37<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145316" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="2">Calls a subroutine that is indicated by a label from a subroutine or a function. The statements following the label are executed until the next Return statement. Afterwards, the program continues with the statement that follows the <emph>GoSub</emph> statement.</paragraph>
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39<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3145609" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="3">Syntax:</paragraph>
40<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145069" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="4">see Parameters</paragraph>
41<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3147265" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="5">Parameters:</paragraph>
42<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148664" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="6">Sub/Function</paragraph>
43<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150400" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="7">statement block</paragraph>
44<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154140" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="8"> Label</paragraph>
45<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150869" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="9">statement block</paragraph>
46<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154909" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="10">GoSub Label</paragraph>
47<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153969" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="11">Exit Sub/Function</paragraph>
48<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154685" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="12">Label:</paragraph>
49<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145786" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="13">statement block</paragraph>
50<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3159252" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="14">Return</paragraph>
51<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154321" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="15">End Sub/Function</paragraph>
52<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147318" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="16">The <emph>GoSub</emph> statement calls a local subroutine indicated by a label from within a subroutine or a function. The name of the label must end with a colon (":").</paragraph>
53<paragraph role="warning" id="par_id3153190" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="17">If the program encounters a Return statement not preceded by <emph>GoSub</emph>, $[officename] Basic returns an error message. Use <emph>Exit Sub</emph> or <emph>Exit Function</emph> to ensure that the program leaves a Sub or Function before reaching the next Return statement.</paragraph>
54<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145799" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="19">The following example demonstrates the use of <emph>GoSub</emph> and <emph>Return</emph>. By executing a program section twice, the program calculates the square root of two numbers that are entered by the user.</paragraph>
55<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3156284" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="20">Example:</paragraph>
56<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151073" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="21">Sub ExampleGoSub</paragraph>
57<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154097" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="22">dim iInputa as Single</paragraph>
58<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150715" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="23">dim iInputb as Single</paragraph>
59<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153416" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="24">dim iInputc as Single</paragraph>
60<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3146970" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="25">iInputa = Int(InputBox$ ("Enter the first number: ","NumberInput"))</paragraph>
61<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150329" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="26">iInputb = Int(InputBox$ ("Enter the second number: ","NumberInput"))</paragraph>
62<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3156277" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="27">iInputc=iInputa</paragraph>
63<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150321" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="28">GoSub SquareRoot</paragraph>
64<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154756" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="29">Print "The square root of";iInputa;" is";iInputc</paragraph>
65<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155764" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="30">iInputc=iInputb</paragraph>
66<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3152960" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="31">GoSub SquareRoot</paragraph>
67<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147340" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="32">Print "The square root of";iInputb;" is";iInputc</paragraph>
68<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3166450" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="33">Exit Sub</paragraph>
69<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155176" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="34">SquareRoot:</paragraph>
70<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149257" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="35">iInputc=sqr(iInputc)</paragraph>
71<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3146316" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="36">Return</paragraph>
72<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154703" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="37">End Sub</paragraph>
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