Jumping from one case to the default case in switch statement

c switch-statement break
thetux4 picture thetux4 · Sep 20, 2011 · Viewed 33.3k times · Source 
switch(ch){
          case 'a':
                 //do something, condition does not match so go to default case
                 //don't break in here, and don't allow fall through to other cases.
          case 'b':
                 //..
          case 'c':
                 //..
          case '_':
                 //...
          default:
                 //
                 break;
}

In a switch statement like above one I enter case 'a', I break only if the condition inside it occurs, otherwise I want to jump to default case. Is there any other way of doing this rather than labels or gotos?

Answer

pmg picture pmg · Sep 20, 2011

goto For The Win

switch (ch) {
    case 'a':
        if (1) goto LINE96532;
        break;
    case 'b':
        if (1) goto LINE96532;
        break;
LINE96532:
    default:
        //
        break;
}

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