# end statement

The end statement indicates both the
end of a series of statements executed conditionally from a then or
else condition or the physical end of the program.

## Syntax

```
end
```

## Description

The end statement
is used in two ways:

- Physical program end (optional): ```
....... statements.......
..... body of program....
....... statements.......
end
``` The trailing end statement is not required on source code, but is helpful for program readability. Any statements after the end statement (in this case) are not compiled.

- Multiline then/else statements must have terminating end statements: ```
if logical.expthen
 statement
 .
 end
```

## Example(s)

This example reprompts for `ans` if the previous `ans` is `n`.

```
10 *
input ans
if ans=’n’ then
 print ’Please retype ’:
 goto 10
end
```
If the md file does not exist, a warning message is printed
and program execution stops. Notice that stop is
the FlashBASIC or BASIC run-time directive that indicates the termination
of run time. The end statement indicates the end
of the multiple line then statement. Without the stop, program execution continues with the next statement
after the end statement.

```
open ’md’ to md else
 print ’Cannot open file’
 stop
end
crt ’File opened’
```

## See also

- [abort statement](https://d3codex.com/pickbasic-flashbasic/abort-statement/)
- [stop statement](https://d3codex.com/pickbasic-flashbasic/stop-statement/)
- [then clause](https://d3codex.com/pickbasic-flashbasic/then-clause/)
- [then/else statement blocks](https://d3codex.com/pickbasic-flashbasic/then-else-statement-blocks/)

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Source: https://d3codex.com/pickbasic-flashbasic/end-statement/ - part of the D3Codex reference.