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From: Wes Groleau <wwgrol@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com>
Subject: Re: No Go To's Forever!
Date: 2000/04/06
Date: 2000-04-06T00:00:00+00:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <38ECF547.4685ED3C@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 38D9328A.EB464D75@earthlink.net


> ...I support continue <label>
> and break <label> where the label is on a block, preferably at both
> the beginning and the end.  GoTo <label> is a much too general
> substitute.

Label:
  loop
  ....
  continue label;

is surely less error-prone than the goto equivalent, but
I see no reason to add

   break Label;

when it has no practical difference from

   exit Label;

And allowing case branches to flow into each other when 
one forgets to "break" would be very foolish.

-- 
Wes Groleau
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wgroleau




  reply	other threads:[~2000-04-06  0:00 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 105+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2000-03-21  0:00 No Go To's Forever! Bill Dale
2000-03-21  0:00 ` Charles Hixson
2000-03-21  0:00   ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-21  0:00     ` Michael P. Walsh
2000-03-21  0:00       ` Andrew Berg
2000-03-22  0:00         ` Wes Groleau
2000-03-22  0:00           ` No Go To's Forever! (I'm sorry I spoke...) dis90072
2000-03-23  0:00             ` tmoran
2000-03-23  0:00               ` Larry Kilgallen
2000-03-22  0:00     ` No Go To's Forever! Ken Garlington
2000-03-22  0:00       ` Marin D. Condic
2000-03-22  0:00         ` Roger Barnett
2000-03-22  0:00           ` Larry Kilgallen
2000-03-23  0:00             ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-23  0:00         ` Keith Thompson
2000-03-24  0:00           ` Marin D. Condic
2000-03-24  0:00           ` Ted Dennison
2000-03-27  0:00             ` Keith Thompson
2000-03-28  0:00               ` Come From Forever! (was: No Go To's Forever!) Ted Dennison
2000-03-29  0:00                 ` Keith Thompson
2000-03-25  0:00           ` No Go To's Forever! Richard D Riehle
2000-03-21  0:00   ` Gautier
2000-03-22  0:00   ` Tim Gahnström
2000-03-21  0:00     ` David Starner
2000-03-22  0:00     ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-22  0:00       ` Ken Garlington
2000-03-21  0:00         ` Keith Thompson
2000-03-22  0:00         ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-22  0:00         ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-23  0:00           ` Ken Garlington
2000-03-23  0:00       ` Tim Gahnstr�m
2000-03-22  0:00     ` tmoran
2000-03-22  0:00       ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-22  0:00         ` tmoran
2000-03-23  0:00           ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-23  0:00             ` tmoran
2000-03-23  0:00               ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-23  0:00                 ` Jeff Carter
2000-03-24  0:00                   ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-23  0:00                 ` tmoran
2000-03-24  0:00                   ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-24  0:00                     ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-16  0:00                     ` Kenneth Almquist
2000-04-17  0:00                       ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-17  0:00                       ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-18  0:00                         ` Dale Stanbrough
2000-04-18  0:00                           ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-18  0:00                           ` David Starner
2000-03-29  0:00                 ` Martin Dowie
2000-03-29  0:00                   ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-29  0:00                   ` Florian Weimer
2000-03-29  0:00                     ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-30  0:00                       ` Robert A Duff
2000-04-01  0:00                         ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-01  0:00                           ` Robert A Duff
2000-04-02  0:00                             ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-21  0:00                       ` Florian Weimer
2000-04-21  0:00                         ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-29  0:00                   ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-24  0:00         ` tmoran
2000-03-21  0:00 ` David Starner
2000-03-21  0:00   ` Bill Dale
2000-03-22  0:00     ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-22  0:00   ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-22  0:00     ` Robert A Duff
2000-03-22  0:00     ` Roger Barnett
2000-03-22  0:00       ` Charles Hixson
2000-03-22  0:00     ` Paul Graham
2000-03-22  0:00       ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-22  0:00         ` Paul Graham
2000-03-23  0:00           ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-23  0:00             ` Ted Dennison
2000-03-23  0:00               ` Paul Graham
2000-03-23  0:00                 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-23  0:00               ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-23  0:00               ` Larry Kilgallen
2000-03-22  0:00         ` Brian Rogoff
2000-03-22  0:00           ` Ted Dennison
2000-03-22  0:00             ` Michael P. Walsh
2000-03-23  0:00           ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-22  0:00         ` Michael P. Walsh
2000-03-22  0:00           ` Charles Hixson
2000-04-06  0:00             ` Wes Groleau [this message]
2000-04-07  0:00               ` Charles Hixson
2000-03-22  0:00   ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-22  0:00 ` Marin D. Condic
2000-03-22  0:00   ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-22  0:00     ` Jon S Anthony
2000-03-22  0:00       ` Roger Barnett
2000-03-23  0:00         ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-23  0:00           ` Roger Barnett
2000-03-24  0:00             ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-23  0:00       ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-22  0:00         ` Jon S Anthony
2000-03-22  0:00   ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-22  0:00   ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-23  0:00   ` Chris Morgan
2000-03-22  0:00 ` Pascal Obry
2000-03-22  0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
2000-03-23  0:00   ` Jeff Carter
2000-03-23  0:00     ` Michael P. Walsh
2000-03-23  0:00       ` Brian Rogoff
2000-03-23  0:00     ` Robert Dewar
     [not found] ` <01bf9436$9c054880$2c5101be@bthomas4663>
2000-03-23  0:00   ` Ken Garlington
2000-03-23  0:00   ` Robert Dewar
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