exit

The exit statement has the following syntax:

exit;

exit simply ends the execution of the current script function, method, or event. Note there is a slight difference in use here depending on the scope:

• if you use exit in a scrpt function or method it will simply exit the function and return to the code that called the it
• if you use exit in a code block from within an object, it will exit the entire event even if there are various separate code blocks after exit has been called.

Typically exit is used to avoid an instance running a specific block of code in, for example a collision event. The code below gives a simple example of this:

if (!visible)
    {
    exit;
    }
while (place_meeting(x, y))
    {
    x -= lengthdir_x(1, direction - 180);
    y -= lengthdir_y(1, direction - 180);
    }

The above code checks a variable and if it resolves to true, then it exits the code block, otherwise it goes ahead and runs the rest of the code.

NOTE: It does not end the execution of the game. For that you need to use the function game_end().