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| From | Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement |
| Date | 2020-12-03 23:02 -0800 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <86v9dim4td.fsf@linuxsc.com> (permalink) |
| References | <87czzszjhs.fsf@fedora.osfans.org> |
kevin shell <kevin@fedora.osfans.org> writes: > Hello C hackers/masters. :-) > > A lot of C textbooks say not to use `goto' statement, > but the fact is I find lots of Unix/Linux > C code often use `goto' statement. > > My question is how to effectively use `goto' statement with C code, > how to use `goto' to jump forward and jump back, > how to avoid multiple `goto' statements with both jump forward and > jump backward in the same function from messing up? I have a different kind of suggestion than some of the others you have gotten. Don't use goto's at all, under any circumstances. If you see a piece of code that has a goto in it, try to re-write it without using goto, as clearly as you can. You might try three or four ways of writing a patch of code, and see which one(s) seem easier to read or easier to understand. Do this for a period of three years (yes that is a serious suggestion). Like many other aspects of writing, before you learn how and when to bend or break the rules, it's important to learn how to follow them. Often a situation where goto seems natural means there is something else more significantly wrong with the code in some other way. Being able to see and fix those other things is much more important than learning a few rules about using goto.
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Effective uses of c `goto' statement kevin shell <kevin@fedora.osfans.org> - 2020-12-02 16:42 +0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2020-12-02 01:07 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@gmail.com> - 2020-12-02 20:18 +0300
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@gmail.com> - 2020-12-02 20:56 +0300
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-12-02 19:30 +0100
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Kaz Kylheku <563-365-8930@kylheku.com> - 2020-12-02 19:35 +0000
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-12-02 21:05 +0100
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Vir Campestris <vir.campestris@invalid.invalid> - 2020-12-02 18:07 +0000
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-12-02 19:33 +0100
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2020-12-02 10:22 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Kaz Kylheku <563-365-8930@kylheku.com> - 2020-12-02 20:18 +0000
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-12-02 23:16 +0100
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Kaz Kylheku <563-365-8930@kylheku.com> - 2020-12-03 01:31 +0000
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-12-03 08:39 +0100
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2020-12-02 23:48 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Kaz Kylheku <563-365-8930@kylheku.com> - 2020-12-03 17:49 +0000
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-12-03 17:09 +0100
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2020-12-05 08:28 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2020-12-05 12:41 -0500
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2020-12-06 05:03 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2020-12-06 08:51 -0500
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2020-12-06 08:56 -0500
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2020-12-06 18:43 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2020-12-06 05:58 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2020-12-06 16:54 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2020-12-05 10:01 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2020-12-06 04:55 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2020-12-03 21:20 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2020-12-03 21:50 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2020-12-03 23:06 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2020-12-04 00:27 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement foo <opaquefoo@gmail.com> - 2020-12-02 11:03 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-12-02 21:02 +0100
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2020-12-05 03:04 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2020-12-05 03:36 -0800
Good thing this isn't a Python group (Was: Effective uses of c `goto' statement) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2020-12-05 11:45 +0000
Re: Good thing this isn't a Python group (Was: Effective uses of c `goto' statement) David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-12-05 14:38 +0100
Re: Good thing this isn't a Python group (Was: Effective uses of c `goto' statement) Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2020-12-06 11:00 +0000
Re: Good thing this isn't a Python group (Was: Effective uses of c `goto' statement) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2020-12-06 12:33 +0000
Re: Good thing this isn't a Python group Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2020-12-06 14:09 -0800
Re: Good thing this isn't a Python group Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2020-12-08 21:01 +0000
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-12-05 14:37 +0100
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Kaz Kylheku <563-365-8930@kylheku.com> - 2020-12-02 20:07 +0000
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-12-03 17:10 +0100
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement "jfbod...@gmail.com" <jfbode1029@gmail.com> - 2020-12-03 15:40 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2020-12-03 16:14 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement kevin shell <kevin@fedora.osfans.org> - 2020-12-04 16:29 +0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement "jfbod...@gmail.com" <jfbode1029@gmail.com> - 2020-12-04 07:09 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement "james...@alumni.caltech.edu" <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-12-04 10:14 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-12-04 11:19 +0000
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2020-12-04 04:35 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-12-04 13:50 +0000
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2020-12-04 10:49 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-12-04 13:09 +0000
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-12-04 14:03 +0000
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2020-12-03 23:02 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-12-04 19:38 +0100
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2020-12-05 01:29 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement kegs@provalid.com (Kent Dickey) - 2020-12-09 00:23 -0600
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-12-09 12:39 +0000
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2020-12-10 10:45 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-12-04 19:35 +0100
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2020-12-04 19:49 -0500
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2020-12-04 20:52 -0500
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-12-05 02:19 +0000
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2020-12-05 01:43 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2020-12-05 02:00 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2020-12-05 02:01 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-12-05 22:45 +0000
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2020-12-11 19:33 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-12-12 21:12 +0000
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-12-05 12:49 +0000
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-12-05 22:42 +0000
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2020-12-06 05:46 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-12-06 14:16 +0000
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2020-12-06 06:54 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-12-06 16:19 +0000
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2020-12-06 15:34 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-12-06 23:56 +0000
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-12-07 11:11 +0100
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-12-07 11:41 +0000
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-12-07 15:35 +0100
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-12-07 15:48 +0000
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2020-12-07 11:46 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-12-07 20:01 +0000
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2020-12-07 13:03 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-12-07 11:01 +0100
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2020-12-07 03:35 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2020-12-07 07:33 -0500
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2020-12-07 13:11 +0000
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2020-12-07 05:24 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2020-12-07 08:58 -0500
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-12-07 15:48 +0100
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-12-07 15:45 +0100
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2020-12-07 07:29 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-12-07 22:34 +0000
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-12-07 15:38 +0100
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement kegs@provalid.com (Kent Dickey) - 2020-12-10 15:45 -0600
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Vir Campestris <vir.campestris@invalid.invalid> - 2020-12-07 21:43 +0000
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-12-07 23:02 +0000
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Vir Campestris <vir.campestris@invalid.invalid> - 2020-12-10 21:15 +0000
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-12-10 22:48 +0000
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Vir Campestris <vir.campestris@invalid.invalid> - 2020-12-11 20:59 +0000
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2020-12-11 14:07 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-12-05 08:55 +0100
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2020-12-05 02:04 -0800
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Vir Campestris <vir.campestris@invalid.invalid> - 2020-12-07 21:37 +0000
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-12-07 17:03 -0500
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-12-07 23:17 +0100
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Kaz Kylheku <563-365-8930@kylheku.com> - 2020-12-07 22:19 +0000
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement Vir Campestris <vir.campestris@invalid.invalid> - 2020-12-10 21:13 +0000
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement kegs@provalid.com (Kent Dickey) - 2020-12-10 15:30 -0600
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2020-12-05 13:01 -0500
Re: Effective uses of c `goto' statement luser droog <luser.droog@gmail.com> - 2020-12-11 19:27 -0800
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