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 until

until

Description

Evaluate a conditional expression to determine whether execution is to continue with another iteration of the repeat/until loop, or with the action lines below this point.

Arguments

• condition to stop

  Expression which, upon evaluating to True, terminates execution of the block of action lines within the repeat/until loop.

Valid contexts

This action may be used within the following project items: test modules and user-defined actions.

Notes

• If condition to stop evaluates to True, execution returns to the first action line below the associated repeat action line. (That is, another iteration of the repeat/until loop is begun.) If False, execution continues with the lines below the until.

• This action ignores letter case for values of True and False, and is unaffected by the current state of the case sensitive built-in setting.

• It is acceptable to use numeric expressions in thecondition to stopargument. TestArchitect treats the value 0 as False, and 1 as True. Note that an error is generated for any other numeric value.

• The following operators may be used within an expression in thecondition to stop argument:

  
  Table 1. Comparison operators

  Precedence	Comparison operator	Meaning
  4	=	equal to
  4	<>	not equal to
  4	>	greater than
  4	>=	greater than or equal to
  4	<	less than
  4	<=	less than or equal to

  
  Table 2. Logical operators

  Precedence	Logical operator	Meaning
  5	not	Value is TRUE if its operand is FALSE.
  6	and	Value is TRUE if and only if both sides of the and operator are TRUE.
  7	or	Value is TRUE if either side of the or operator is TRUE.

  
  
  Note:
  For the full list of operator precedence, see [here](/automation-guide/action-based-testing-language/the-test-language/operator-precedence).
  

• Be careful when using repeat/until loops, and in the expressions you use for condition to stop. An infinite loop may cause the TA Playback tool to hang.

• To exit the repeat/until loop from within the block of action lines, use the built-in action exit loop.

Applicable Built-In Settings

The following settings are applicable to this action: remove double quotes from cells.

Example

Action Lines

Result