Chapter 5 Repeating Data, Version 2

Multiple Repeat Commands

A Graphics Pass may contain more than one Repeat Start/Repeat End pair. When a Graphics Pass contains more than one pair of Repeat Start/Repeat End commands, the additional pairs are described as being “nested” inside the Graphics Pass. The nexted pairs are matched by pairing the first Repeat End with the last Repeat Start continuing in sequence until the last Repeat End is paired with the first Repeat Start.

In the example below there are two Vertical Repeat pairs nested in the Graphics Pass. Each nested pair comprises a Repeat Level in the Graphics Pass. The Repeat level at a given point within a Graphics Pass is defined as the number of Repeat start commands minus the number of Repeat End commands previously encountered. For instance, the A is at the Repeat Level

2 in the following Code V command sequence:

NOTE:

There can only be 9999 repeats per repeat level.

The maximum number of repeat levels is 10.

If multiple Repeat Start commands are set, each Start Repeat must be paired with an End Repeat.

No printing occurs until all Repeat Commands are terminated.

Example 1: this Graphics Pass has three Repeat levels:

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