Flow Control Instructions

Flow Control Instructions

Description

The flow control instructions control the flow of execution.

List of Instructions

call Call subroutine Calls a subroutine specified by a label.
callb Boolean call Calls a subroutine specified by a label if the Boolean register is the specified value.
callc Condition call Calls a subroutine specified by a label if the status register satisfies the specified condition.
jpb Boolean jump Jumps to the position of a specified label if the Boolean register is the specified value.
jpc Condition jump Jumps to the position of a specified label if the status register satisfies the specified condition.
ret Return from subroutine Returns to where the subroutine was invoked.
ifb Start if block by boolean Starts a control statement based on the contents of a Boolean register.
ifc Start if block by condition Starts a control statement based on the contents of a status register.
else Start else block Starts a control statement if the condition is not satisfied by ifb or ifc.
endif End if block Ends a control statement started by ifb or ifc.
loop Start loop statement Starts a loop control statement.
endloop End loop statement Ends a loop control statement.
breakc Break from loop statement by condition Forcibly ends loop control statement if the status register satisfies the specified condition.
cmp Compare Compares the contents of two registers and stores the result in a status register.
end End process Ends vertex shader processing.

Revision History

2011/12/20
Initial version.

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