# How to terminating a Do Loop when encounter FindRoot::lstol warning

While finding the roots of a system of non-linear equations, I am encountering the warning "FindRoot::lstol: The line search decreased the step size to within tolerance specified by AccuracyGoal and PrecisionGoal but was unable to find a sufficient decrease in the merit function. You may need more than MachinePrecision digits of working precision to meet these tolerances.". I want to terminate/break the loop when this warning comes. Any example to explain the code will be fine. I cannot post my code here because the Do loop is very convoluted and posting 5 lines of code will not make sense. Thank You for your help.

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• It's usually easier to help with a concrete example. See if you can come up with a minimal working example. – Chris K Apr 15 at 3:10

at = {I, 3, -I};
Do[
Print["I am working on root ", n];
Quiet@Check[root = FindRoot[x^2 + x + 1, {x, at[[n]]}], Return[],FindRoot::lstol]
, {n, 1, Length@at}
]


Print only 2 iterations

Because second one FindRoot[x^2 + x + 1, {x, at[[2]]}] gives FindRoot::lstol and then Return[] returns from the closest surrounding loop.

• Thanks, that will answer my question. Lets say now, instead of terminating, I want to make the second root from 3 to 3+∆ (∆ is some small value) so that it will satisfy the root (in this case it will not, but just for the sake of argument assume that it does), how can I change the code? – sslucifer Apr 15 at 14:13
• @sslucifer it will best to post this as separate question in order to keep each question having one answer. – Nasser Apr 15 at 16:49