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    <title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">GoSub...Return Statement</title>
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  <paragraph id="par_id3145316" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Calls a subroutine that is indicated by a label inside a <literal>Sub</literal> or a <literal>Function</literal>. The statements following the label are executed until the next <literal>Return</literal> statement. Afterwards, the program continues with the statement that follows the <literal>GoSub</literal> statement.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id471588670859073"><emph>label: </emph>A line identifier indicating where to continue execution. The scope of a label in that of the routine it belongs to.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3147318" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">The <literal>GoSub</literal> statement calls a local subroutine indicated by a label from within a subroutine or a function. The name of the label must end with a colon (":").</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id3153190" role="warning" xml-lang="en-US">If the program encounters a Return statement not preceded by <emph>GoSub</emph>, $[officename] Basic returns an error message. Use <emph>Exit Sub</emph> or <emph>Exit Function</emph> to ensure that the program leaves a Sub or Function before reaching the next Return statement.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3145799" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">The following example demonstrates the use of <emph>GoSub</emph> and <emph>Return</emph>. By executing a program section twice, the program calculates the square root of two numbers that are entered by the user.</paragraph>

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<paragraph id="par_idm1341589024" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">Dim iInputb As Single</paragraph>
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