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The goto operator can be used to jump to another section in the program. The target point is specified by a case-sensitive label followed by a colon, and the instruction is given as goto followed by the desired target label. This is not a full unrestricted goto. The target label must be within the same file and context, meaning that you cannot jump out of a function or method, nor can you jump into one. You also cannot jump into any sort of loop or switch structure. You may jump out of these, and a common use is to use a goto in place of a multi-level break.
Example #1 goto example
<?php
goto a;
echo 'Foo';
a:
echo 'Bar';
?>The above example will output:
Bar
Example #2 goto loop example
<?php
for ($i = 0, $j = 50; $i < 100; $i++) {
while ($j--) {
if ($j == 17) {
goto end;
}
}
}
echo "i = $i";
end:
echo 'j hit 17';
?>The above example will output:
j hit 17
Example #3 This will not work
<?php
goto loop;
for ($i = 0, $j = 50; $i < 100; $i++) {
while ($j--) {
loop:
}
}
echo "$i = $i";
?>The above example will output:
Fatal error: 'goto' into loop or switch statement is disallowed in script on line 2
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devbyjesus at example dot com ¶
3 years ago
the problem of goto is that it is a good feature but in a large codebase it reduces the readability of the code . that's all . i try to not use it to think about the person who is going to read after me . georgy dot moshkin at techsponsor dot io ¶
1 year ago
You can use goto to hide large HTML blocks without using echo(): <html><body> <?php if ($hide_form_and_script) { goto label_1;} ?> <form action="" method="post"> <!-- some HTML here --> </form> <script> let a='test'; // no need to escape nested quotes as with echo() // some JavaScript here </script> <?php label_1: ?> </body></html>