goto
(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 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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