6.2.14 "COBOL Language Reference" IBM Library Server

6.2.14 EXIT Statement

The EXIT statement provides a common end point for a series of procedures.


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The EXIT statement enables you to assign a procedure-name to a given point in a program.

X As an IBM extension, the EXIT statement does not need to appear in a
X sentence by itself. Any statements following the EXIT statement are
X executed; the EXIT statement is treated as the CONTINUE statement.

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6.2.14 EXIT Statement

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