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(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)
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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User Contributed Notes 5 notes
devbyjesus at example dot com ¶
2 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 .
BPI ¶
1 year ago
You can jump inside the same switch. This can be usefull to jump to default
<?php
$x=3;
switch($x){
case 0:
case 3:
print($x);
if($x)
goto def;
case 5:
$x=6;
default:
def:
print($x);
}
?>
firstbitrix at ya dot ru ¶
2 years ago
I found a good way to use goto for walking through a foreach iteration one another time in order not to walk through whole array once again or not to use special and mostly complex if...else constructions.
But don't forget to make an exit from the goto loop if the iteration of rewalking reaches to many attemptions.
Brief example:
foreach ($fooArray as $foo) {
$attemptionLimit = 0;
restartIteration:
if (++$attemptionLimit > 10) {
continue;
}
$result = $foo->doSomething();
if (!$result) {
$foo->doSomethingElse($attemptionLimit);
goto restartIteration;
} else {
echo "Done!";
}
}
PHP_is_still_great ¶
3 years ago
// goto is STILL a good feature if you know how to use it.
// Just don't use it in loops.
// Example:
$sql = "DELETE FROM sometable WHERE id=?;";
$stmt = $conn->prepare($sql);
if (!$stmt) {
echo "ERR prepare_fail";
goto End;
}
$bind = $stmt->bind_param('i', $id);
if (!$bind) {
echo "ERR bind_fail";
goto End;
}
$exec = $stmt->execute();
if (!$exec) {
echo "ERR exec_fail";
goto End;
}
if (isset($_POST['file'])) {
$file = "../" . $_POST['file'];
if (is_file($file)) { unlink($file); }
}
echo "OK delete_success" ;
End:
$stmt->close();
$conn->close();
exit;
/*
instead of repeating the $stmt->close() and $conn->close(),
we save a few lines by adding a goto and just close everything at the end.
*/