Xylem System 5000 BASIC Manual - Manual (Page 18)

Causes an immediate exit from a loop or SWITCH statement.
a = 0
WHILE (a < 10)
a = a + 1
IF (a > 5) BREAK REM the while loop exits once a > 5
WEND
REM variable a is now 6
16
Returns the arc-tangent value of the given number.
var = ATAN(0) REM stores 0 in the var variable
PRINT ATAN(1) REM prints “0.785398” (PI/4)
ATAN
Used in conjunction with the GETVALUE command, BATT requests a new measurement to be
made of the attached battery and stores the value in the given variable.
GETVALUE BATT, var REM stores a new measurement of the attached
REM battery in the var variable
BATT
BREAK
Used with the SWITCH statement to list potential routes.
a$ = “Hi”
SWITCH a$
CASE “Hello”: PRINT “And Hello to you”
BREAK
CASE “Hi”: PRINT “Hi!” : BREAK REM prints “Hi!”
END SWITCH
CASE
BASIC COMMANDS & FUNCTIONS
Returns the ceiling of the given number.
a = CEIL(1.2) REM stores 2 in the a variable
PRINT CEIL(4.7) REM prints “5”
CEIL