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Re: goto: it's conceded

• Posted by Kat <KAT12 at co?sahs.n?t> Jun 01, 2008
• 692 views

Derek Parnell wrote:
> 
> David Cuny wrote:
> > Well, sometimes you're nested deep, and you need to get out. Implementing it
> > 
> > without GOTO is messy and error prone. With GOTO, it's clear
> > what's happening and it executes as expected.
> 
> We can now do this (in V4.0) ...
> 
>    while cond1 label "toplevel" do
>       . . .
>       while cond2 do
>        . . .
>          while cond3 label "anotherpoint" do
>            . . .
>             while cond4 do
>               . . .
>               if abc then
>                   exit "toplevel"
>               else
>                   continue "anotherpoint"
>               end if
>             end while
>         end while
>      end while
>    end while
> 

Why did you
exit "toplevel"
else
continue "anotherpoint"

and not
continue "toplevel"
else
continue "anotherpoint"

or 
goto "toplevel"
else
goto "anotherpoint"

?

Kat