Top "Goto" questions

In imperative programming, a "go to" statement is an unconditional jump instruction that changes the flow of control to the point of the program referenced by the "go to" statement.

What is wrong with using goto?

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To GOTO or not to GOTO?

Currently I am working on a project where goto statements are heavely used. The main purpose of goto statements is …

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GOTO still considered harmful?

Everyone is aware of Dijkstra's Letters to the editor: go to statement considered harmful (also here .html transcript and here .…

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Does anyone still use [goto] in C# and if so why?

I was wondering whether anyone still uses the "goto" keyword syntax in C# and what possible reasons there are for …

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Breaking a "for" loop using "break" considered harmful?

Some days ago I started a quick open source project and, when some mates looked at the code on svn, …

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How can I exit a batch file from within a function?

I have a simple function written to check for directories: :direxist if not exist %~1 ( echo %~1 could not be found, check …

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Use a 'goto' in a switch?

I've seen a suggested coding standard that reads Never use goto unless in a switch statement fall-through. I don't follow. …

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GoTo statements and alternatives in VB.NET

I've posted a code snippet on another forum asking for help and people pointed out to me that using GoTo …

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Is it ever advantageous to use 'goto' in a language that supports loops and functions? If so, why?

I've long been under the impression that goto should never be used if possible. While perusing libavcodec (which is written …

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How to break out of multiple loops at once in C#?

What if I have nested loops, and I want to break out of all of them at once? while (true) { // ... …

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