Re: "continue/next" for "loop"

[Lutz Donnerhacke <lutz@iks-jena.de>]

* Charles Lindsey wrote:
> Yes, that is fine, and it is well-structured. But it is still not the most
> general case.

Of course. BTW, I found a transformation in the problem space which results
in a single if_statement in the nested loop.

> 3. There are just TWO acceptable forms of GOTO:
> 
>    3a. The REPEATER
> 
>    This is a jump from the inside of one box to the START of some
>    enclosing box (cutting through as many intermediate boxes as you wish).
> 
>    3b. The COMPLETER
> 
>    This is a jump from the inside of one box to the END of some
>    enclosing box (cutting through as many intermediate boxes as you wish).

Ada provides exit_statement for the completer, but misses an equivalent for
the repeater. Bad.