The Goto Statement

The goto Statement


The goto statement allows a program execution to jump to another section of the function in which it is being used.

In order to use the goto statement, insert a name on a particular section of your function so you can refer to that name. The name, also called a label, is made of one word and follows the rules we have learned about C++ names (the name can be anything), then followed by a colon. The following program uses a for loop to count from 0 to 12, but when it encounters 5, it jumps to a designated section of the program:

#include

int main()
{
for(int Count = 0; Count <= 12; ++Count)
{
cout << "Count " << Count << endl;

if( Count == 5 )
goto MamaMia;
}

MamaMia:
cout << "Stopped at 5";

return 0;
}


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