RE: [PHP] GOTO command. Doest it exist?

I sure hope I'm not going to stir up any trouble, but why exactly would you need a GOTO statement? Many languages have no such construct because the ability to use functions or routines makes GOTO statements obsolete. They are most likley only in VB because it's a legacy thing, but AFAIK C, C++, and some of the more less known languages such as Clipper, FORCE do not have GOTO statements. They haven't been missed either. >>-----Original Message----- >>From: David Robley [mailto:robleyd@paradise.net.nz] >>Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 9:32 PM >>To: php-general@lists.php.net >>Subject: Re: [PHP] GOTO command. Doest it exist? >> >> >>In article <001901c21190$c2ffc4e0$0100007f@localhost>, >>hdanaher@earthlink.net says... >>> Many will tell you that the goto command is extinct. It isn't, >>it's just >>> evolved into the function command. What you do now is create a >>function: >>> >>> function some_name($variable,$other_variable,...) >>> { >>> some code here; >>> } >>> >>> then, call it using : >>> >>> call_user_func('some_name',$variable,$other_variable,...) >>> >>> It's just like goto, it goes to a specified code block and then >>returns to >>> the line below the call, but takes more typing. >>> Hope this helps. >>> Hugh >> >>What you have described is more like a gosub. >> >>Goto jumps execution to the specified point in the code and >>continues from >>there. It does not automatically return to the line after the goto call. >> >>-- >>David Robley >>Temporary Kiwi! >> >>Quod subigo farinam >> >>-- >>PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >>To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> >> >> >>--- >>Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >>Version: 6.0.370 / Virus Database: 205 - Release Date: 6/5/2002 >> --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.370 / Virus Database: 205 - Release Date: 6/5/2002