Re: "continue/next" for "loop"

["(see below)" <yaldnifb@blueyonder.co.uk>]

On 3/11/03 16:49, in article GaOdnQutOP61GjuiRVn-hQ@comcast.com, "Robert I.
Eachus" <rieachus@comcast.net> wrote:

> But I think in the case of loops, there are clearly two specialized
> forms of goto that should be considered:
> 
> goto exit; -- exit innermost enclosing loop.
> exit loop; -- alternative syntax. ;-)
> 
> and
> 
> goto end; -- skip to start of next loop iteration.
> goto loop;
> goto begin;
... 
> For the second, I am not sure whether "goto loop" or "goto end" is
> better.  In either case it really is a goto.  Other possibilities
> include "goto for" and "goto while," but this construct will IMHO often
> be used in loops with no for or while clauses.

Does "goto loop" not imply jumping to a point *after* the for/while test, if
used in for/while loops? "goto end" clearly implies that the for/while test
is to be repeated.

> Back to the earlier discussion about "with and use,"  I think that "exit
> loop" and "goto loop," if added to the language would clearly enhance
> readability and maintainability.

Agreed, subject to the above.
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