goto (C# Reference)
Visual Studio 2012
The goto statement transfers the program control directly to a labeled statement.
A common use of goto is to transfer control to a specific switch-case label or the default label in a switch statement.
The goto statement is also useful to get out of deeply nested loops.
The following example demonstrates using goto in a switch statement.
class SwitchTest
{
static void Main()
{
Console.WriteLine("Coffee sizes: 1=Small 2=Medium 3=Large");
Console.Write("Please enter your selection: ");
string s = Console.ReadLine();
int n = int.Parse(s);
int cost = 0;
switch (n)
{
case 1:
cost += 25;
break;
case 2:
cost += 25;
goto case 1;
case 3:
cost += 50;
goto case 1;
default:
Console.WriteLine("Invalid selection.");
break;
}
if (cost != 0)
{
Console.WriteLine("Please insert {0} cents.", cost);
}
Console.WriteLine("Thank you for your business.");
// Keep the console open in debug mode.
Console.WriteLine("Press any key to exit.");
Console.ReadKey();
}
}
/*
Sample Input: 2
Sample Output:
Coffee sizes: 1=Small 2=Medium 3=Large
Please enter your selection: 2
Please insert 50 cents.
Thank you for your business.
*/
The following example demonstrates using goto to break out from nested loops.
public class GotoTest1 { static void Main() { int x = 200, y = 4; int count = 0; string[,] array = new string[x, y]; // Initialize the array: for (int i = 0; i < x; i++) for (int j = 0; j < y; j++) array[i, j] = (++count).ToString(); // Read input: Console.Write("Enter the number to search for: "); // Input a string: string myNumber = Console.ReadLine(); // Search: for (int i = 0; i < x; i++) { for (int j = 0; j < y; j++) { if (array[i, j].Equals(myNumber)) { goto Found; } } } Console.WriteLine("The number {0} was not found.", myNumber); goto Finish; Found: Console.WriteLine("The number {0} is found.", myNumber); Finish: Console.WriteLine("End of search."); // Keep the console open in debug mode. Console.WriteLine("Press any key to exit."); Console.ReadKey(); } } /* Sample Input: 44 Sample Output Enter the number to search for: 44 The number 44 is found. End of search. */
For more information, see the C# Language Specification. The language specification is the definitive source for C# syntax and usage.