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  32 <h1>execute</h1>
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  34 <p>The keyword is used to execute a test case.
  35 <ul>
  36   <li>As the result of the execution of a test case, a test case verdict of either <a href="none.html"><b><font face="Courier New" color="#003258" size="4">none</font></b></a>, <a
  37     href="pass.html"><b><font face="Courier New" color="#003258" size="4">pass</font></b></a>, <a href="inconc.html"><b><font face="Courier New" color="#003258" size="4">inconc</font></b></a>, <a
  38     href="fail.html"><b><font face="Courier New" color="#003258" size="4">fail</font></b></a> or <a href="error.html"><b><font face="Courier New" color="#003258" size="4">error</font></b></a> is
  39   returned</li>
  40   <li>Optionally, the execution time may be supervised. If the test case does not end within this duration, the result of the test case execution will be an error verdict.</li>
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  42 <p>Related keywords:</p>
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  44   <li><a href="testcase.html"><b><font face="Courier New" color="#003258" size="4">testcase</font></b></a></li>
  45   <li><a href="verdicttype.html"><b><font face="Courier New" color="#003258" size="4">verdicttype</font></b></a></li>
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  53     <h3 align="center"><font face="Courier New" color="#003258" size="5"><b>execute(</b></font> <i>test_case_identifier</i> [<font face="Courier New" color="#003258" size="5"><b>,</b></font><i>timer_value</i>
  54     ] <font face="Courier New" color="#003258" size="5"><b>);</b></font></h3>
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  61   <li>
  62   <p><i>test_case_identifier</i> is the&nbsp;name used to refer to the test case to be executed. It is suggested that the name begin with tc_</p>
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  64   <li>
  65   <p><i>timer value</i> is the optional <a href="float.html">float</a>ing point value stating the execution time limit in seconds.</p>
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  69 <p>Example 1:
  70 <p><font face="Courier New">execute(tc_TestCaseName());</font>
  71 <p>The test case called tc_TestCaseName is executed. The test case has no parameters. Execution time supervision is not started.</p>
  72 <p>Example 2:
  73 <p><font face="Courier New">vl_doom := execute(tc_SecondTestCaseName(), 5E-3);</font>
  74 <p>The test case called tc_SecondTestCaseName is executed. The result (verdict) is stored in the variable vl_doom . Execution time limit is set to 5 milliseconds.</p>
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  77 <p><a HREF="BNF.html#testcaseinstance">BNF definition</a> of <font face="Courier New"> execute</font></p>
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