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Quantlet: quant11
Description: Factorial with while - endo.
Download: quant11.xpl

Code:
  proc(j) = factorial(x) 
                    ; defines a procedure named "factorial"
    j = 1           ; defines the variable j as 1

    while (x >= 2)  ; as long as this condition is fulfilled, 
                    ;    XploRe executes the following commands

      j = j * x     ; computes j as the product of j and x
      x = x - 1     ; reduces x by 1
    endo            ; end of the while loop
  endp              ; end of the procedure
;
  factorial(5)      ; runs the procedure with value 5

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