while            Scilab Group            Scilab Function              while
NAME
   while - while keyword 
  
DESCRIPTION
   while clause. Must be terminated by "end"
  
   Notes:
  
 -    The only constraint is that each "then" or "do" keyword  must be on 
      the same line line as "while" keyword.
      
 -    The "keyword "then" or "do" can be replaced by a carriage return or
      a comma.
      
 -    The optional ,else instructions construction allows to gives
      instructions which are executed when expr expression becomes false. 
      
     Warning: the number of characters used to define the body of any
      conditionnal instruction (if while for or select/case) must be
      limited to 16k. 
      
EXAMPLE
 e=1; a=1; k=1;
 while norm(a-(a+e),1) > %eps, e=e/2; k=k+1; end
 e,k
SEE ALSO
   for, select, break, return, pause