• <Helps for GetStart>
  • CSPro User's Guide
    • The CSPro System
    • Data Dictionary Module
    • The CSPro Language
    • Data Entry Module
    • Batch Editing Applications
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    • CSPro Statements and Functions
      • Statement Format Symbols
      • Alphabetical List of Functions and Statements
      • List of Reserved Words
      • Deprecated Features
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      • Array Object
      • Audio Object
      • Barcode and QR Codes
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      • Geometry Object
      • HashMap Object
      • Image Object
      • List Object
      • Map Object
      • Path
      • Pff Object
      • SystemApp Object
      • ValueSet Object
      • Program Control Statements
        • Break Statement
        • Do Statement
        • Exit Statement
        • For Statement
        • ForCase Statement
        • For (Dictionary) Statement
        • If Statement
        • Next Statement
        • Universe Statement
        • When Statement
        • While Statement
      • Assignment Statements
      • Data Entry Statements and Functions
      • Batch Edit Statements
      • Numeric Functions
      • String Functions
      • Multiple Occurrence Functions
      • General Functions
      • Date and Time Functions
      • External File Functions
      • Synchronization Functions
      • Export Attributes
    • Templated Reporting System
    • HTML and JavaScript Integration
    • Appendix
  • <Helps for CSEntry>
  • <Helps for CSBatch>
  • <Helps for CSTab>
  • <Helps for DataViewer>
  • <Helps for TextView>
  • <Helps for TblView>
  • <Helps for TRSWin>
  • <Helps for CSDeploy>
  • <Helps for CSPack>
  • <Helps for CSFreq>
  • <Helps for CSSort>
  • <Helps for CSExport>
  • <Helps for CSReFmt>
  • <Helps for CSDiff>
  • <Helps for CSConcat>
  • <Helps for TRSSetup>
  • <Helps for ParadataViewer>
  • <Helps for ParadataConcat>
  • <Helps for CSIndex>
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Universe Statement

Format
universe condition ʃcaseʅ;
Description
The universe statement determines whether to allow normal execution of a procedure or function based on the value of condition. The condition following the universe command is evaluated. If the condition is true, then the statements following it are executed. If the condition is false, processing stops for the current procedure or user-defined function, and control is passed to the next procedure or user-defined function.
In batch editing mode, if the optional case keyword is specified and the condition is false, the program will stop processing the case but will still write it to the output file.
Example 1
PROC FERTILITY

    universe SEX = 2 and AGE in 12:49;
Example 2
PROC ROOF_TYPE

    universe HHTYPE = 1 case;

    // the universe is equivalent to:
    if not HHTYPE = 1 then
        endcase;
    endif;
See also: Exit Statement, EndCase Statement, If Statement