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| ====== While Conditions Are Met Action ====== | ====== While Conditions Are Met Action ====== | ||
| - | This action executes a group of [[:Actions|Actions]] while the [[:Conditions|Conditions]] in the _While_ criteria are met. | + | This _Action_ repeats a group of [[:Actions|Actions]] while the [[:Conditions|Conditions]] in the _While_ criteria are met. As soon as the _While_ Criteria is _not_ met, the _Action_ will exit the loop. |
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| + | It is one of several Actions that _loop_ through a set of other Actions until some criteria is met. | ||
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| + | **Looping Actions** | ||
| + | |||
| + | * [[action:For_Each|For Each]] action | ||
| + | * [[action:Repeat|Repeat]] action | ||
| + | * [[action:Until|Until]] action | ||
| + | * [[action:While|While]] action | ||
| **The _While_ Criteria can be any of these:** | **The _While_ Criteria can be any of these:** | ||
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| {{:action:while-conditions-action-km-7.3.png?nolink|}} | {{:action:while-conditions-action-km-7.3.png?nolink|}} | ||
| - | --- | + | ===== How To Setup ===== |
| - | ===== How To Use ===== | ||
| - Select one _While Criteria_ from the _While_ popup list.\\ (default is _all of the following is true_). | - Select one _While Criteria_ from the _While_ popup list.\\ (default is _all of the following is true_). | ||
| - Add one or more new conditions by clicking the green + button next to the //New Condition// to see a popup menu of [[:Conditions|Conditions]]. | - Add one or more new conditions by clicking the green + button next to the //New Condition// to see a popup menu of [[:Conditions|Conditions]]. | ||
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| - Insert one or more [[:Actions|Actions]] into the //No Action// area. | - Insert one or more [[:Actions|Actions]] into the //No Action// area. | ||
| - | --- | + | ===== Exiting the While Loop ===== |
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| + | * The _Actions_ in the _While_ loop (set of actions) will start *if* all criteria and conditions are met when the _Action_ is executed in the Macro processing. | ||
| + | * As soon as the _While_ Criteria is _not_ met, the _Action_ will exit the loop, and the next _Action_ (if any) in the Macro will be processed. | ||
| + | * You can explicitly exit the loop by using the [[action:Break_From_Loop|Break From Loop]] _Action_. | ||
| + | * For example, in the example _Action_ shown below, the _While_ loop will exit\\ **IF EITHER**\\ | ||
| + | 1. Finder is NOT frontmost\\ | ||
| + | **OR**\\ | ||
| + | 2. The Keys ⌘⇧ are pressed\\ | ||
| + | **THEN the loop will exit.** | ||
| + | |||
| + | You can break out of the loop, retry this iteration, or skip to the next iteration with the [[actions:Redirect_Control_Flow|actions:Redirect Control Flow]] actions. | ||
| ===== Example ===== | ===== Example ===== | ||
| {{:action:while.png?500|}} | {{:action:while.png?500|}} | ||
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| - | --- | ||
| ===== Conditions ===== | ===== Conditions ===== | ||
| + | See the [[:Conditions|Conditions]] section for further details. | ||
| - | [[:Conditions|Conditions]] are grouped by category. See the [[:Conditions|Conditions]] section for further details. | + | ~~NOCACHE~~ |
| - | *Application | + | <nspages condition -textPages=""> |
| - | *Button | + | |
| - | *Calculation | + | |
| - | *Clipboard | + | |
| - | *Environment Variable | + | |
| - | *[[condition:Found_Image|Found Image]] | + | |
| - | *Key | + | |
| - | *Location | + | |
| - | *Macro/Macro Group | + | |
| - | *Menu | + | |
| - | *Modifiers | + | |
| - | *Mounted Volume | + | |
| - | *Path | + | |
| - | *Pixel | + | |
| - | *Script | + | |
| - | *Text | + | |
| - | *Typed String | + | |
| - | *USB Device | + | |
| - | *Variable | + | |
| - | *Any Window | + | |
| - | *Front Window | + | |
| - | *Wireless Network | + | |
| After selecting a condition category you can make further choices. For example, if you choose the //Application Condition// you can choose a specific application to be running, or at the front, and so on. | After selecting a condition category you can make further choices. For example, if you choose the //Application Condition// you can choose a specific application to be running, or at the front, and so on. | ||
| Add further conditions by clicking the green + button again. | Add further conditions by clicking the green + button again. | ||
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| + | You can break out of the loop, retry this iteration, or skip to the next iteration with the [[actions:Redirect_Control_Flow|actions:Redirect Control Flow]] actions. | ||
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| + | ===== See Also ===== | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Actions === | ||
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| + | * [[action:If Then Else|If Then Else]] action | ||
| + | * [[action:Pause_Until|Pause Until]] action | ||
| + | * [[action:For_Each|For Each]] action | ||
| + | * [[action:Repeat|Repeat]] action | ||
| + | * [[action:Until|Until]] action | ||
| + | * [[action:Assert|Assert]] action | ||
| + | * [[actions:Redirect_Control_Flow|Redirect Control Flow]] actions | ||
| + | * [[:Actions|See all Actions]] | ||
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| + | === Conditions === | ||
| + | |||
| + | * [[:Conditions|See all Conditions]] | ||
| + | ==== Forum ==== | ||
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| + | - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/issue-pause-until-action-fails-with-no-windows/3022/7|ISSUE: PAUSE UNTIL Action Fails with No Windows]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/search?q=Until|Keyboard Maestro Forum topics about Until action]] | ||
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action/While.txt · Last modified: 2021/10/14 00:33 by peternlewis
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