Yes. Here is an example:
(%i1) f(x) := catch( block([y:0], for i thru 3 do if i = x then throw(i),
y) )$
(%i2) map(f, [1,2,3,4,5,6,7]);
(%o2) [1, 2, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0]
Volker van Nek
2012/2/15 Stavros Macrakis <macrakis at alum.mit.edu>
> I believe you need to use catch/throw for this.
>
> -s
>
> On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 11:45, Edd Barrett <vext01 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Is there kind of return statement which actually returns from a function
>> and not just a block (even when nested)?
>>
>> I don't see one in the manual, did I miss it?
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> --
>> Best Regards
>> Edd Barrett
>>
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