Describes the processing that occurs when a QUIT statement is executed during a block. By default, the QUIT statement saves the current transaction and then returns to the operating system or to the tool from which the routine was invoked (such as the OpenEdge Editor).

Note: Does not apply to SpeedScript programming.

Syntax

ON QUIT
  [ UNDO [ label1 ] ]
  [     , LEAVE [ label2 ]
     |  , NEXT [ label2 ]
     |  , RETRY [ label1 ]
     |  , RETURN [ return-value |
                  ERROR [ return-value |error-object-expression]|
                  NO-APPLY ] 
  ]
UNDO [label1]
Indicates that the specified block is undone. If you do not specify the UNDO option, the current transaction is committed when the QUIT statement executes.
LEAVE [label2]
Indicates that after committing or undoing the transaction, the AVM leaves the block labeled label2. If you do not name a block, the AVM leaves the current block.
NEXT [label2]
Indicates that after committing or undoing the transaction, the AVM executes the next iteration of the block you name with the label2 option. If you do not name a block with the NEXT option, the AVM executes the next iteration of the current block.
RETRY [label1]
Indicates that after committing or undoing the processing of a block, the AVM repeats the same iteration of the block that was undone or committed.

Because RETRY in a block without user input results in an infinite loop, the AVM automatically checks for this possibility and converts a RETRY block into a LEAVE block, or a NEXT block if it is an iterating block. This behavior is often referred to as infinite loop protection.

RETURN ...
Returns to the calling routine, if there is one. The following table describes various RETURN options:
Option Description
return-value In procedures and VOID methods, this must be a CHARACTER string. The caller can use the RETURN-VALUE function to read the returned value. For user-defined functions, non-VOID methods and property getters, the value must match the specified return type.
ERROR Undoes the current subtransaction, and raises ERROR in the caller. You cannot specify ERROR within a user-interface trigger block or a destructor.

For user-defined functions see note below.
ERROR return-value Undoes the current subtransaction, and raises ERROR in the caller. The CHARACTER string you provide is available to the caller in the RETURN-VALUE function. The AVM also creates an AppError object and stores the return-value in the ReturnValue property.

For user-defined functions see note below.
ERROR error-object-expression Undoes the current subtransaction, and raises ERROR in the caller. The specified error object instance is thrown to the caller.

For user-defined functions see note below.
NO-APPLY In a user-interface trigger, prevents the AVM from performing the default behavior for the trigger event. Otherwise, the option is ignored.
Note: Using RETURN ERROR in a user-defined function sets the target variable of the function to the Unknown value (?) instead of raising ERROR in the caller. See ABL Error Handling for more detail.

See also

ON ENDKEY phrase, ON ERROR phrase, ON STOP phrase, QUIT statement, RETURN statement, RETURN-VALUE function, UNDO statement