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View Poll Results: How often have you used 'goto' in the last 5 years?

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  • I use goto regularly.

    3 2.70%
  • I use goto occasionally.

    8 7.21%
  • I've used goto VERY occasionally.

    34 30.63%
  • I've never used goto at all.

    66 59.46%
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    John E is offline Elite Member Power Poster
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    The grand 'goto' poll

    Okay - it's not very grand at all but here goes - the purists among us would prefer a world without 'goto'. The pragmatists among us think that it's 'sometimes' the right tool for the job, so let's have a vote.

    How often have you used 'goto' in the last 5 years or so? Be honest - this is an anonymous poll so no-one needs to be embarrassed or fear for their reputation...! It's just a survey. No-one will get hung!

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    A request for anyone voting that they use goto regularly in a C++ program:

    Please tell us the name of your software product(s) where you have used goto regularly.

    Regards,

    Paul McKenzie

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    Originally posted by Paul McKenzie
    A request for anyone voting that they use goto regularly in a C++ program:

    Please tell us the name of your software product(s) where you have used goto regularly.

    Regards,

    Paul McKenzie
    I use goto regularly when programming in C (for cleanup). I have probably also used it in C++, but the product I'm working with, is mostly written in C. It's a Windows security product (PKI), running on WinNT/2000/XP clients. The name is RSA Keon Desktop or TFS Desktop.

    /Jonas

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    Just as a side note. I performed a search on my entire VC++.NET directory for goto and it returned 2287 hits.

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    I hate them. I support code that uses them to perform loops. It's very confusing to follow.

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    I also use goto for cleanup. In my case I implement both cleaning up and error checking via a #define'd macro which uses goto. It's the only use I've ever found for it - but I do use that macro in every program I write.

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    Originally posted by John E
    I also use goto for cleanup. In my case I implement both cleaning up and error checking via a #define'd macro which uses goto. It's the only use I've ever found for it - but I do use that macro in every program I write.
    Me too. I only use goto for cleanup/error handling (jumping downwards, never upwards). This is (according to me) a good, defensive programming style.

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    I don't recall using a "go to" anytime in the past 30 years except when the language (not C/C++) requires it to do what needs to be done, such as "On Error GoTo" in VB. I have never, ever used a goto in C or C++.

    If you don't understand the disadvantages of a goto then it is unlikely anyone can explain them. The disadvantages of a goto are not clear when considering it alone. The disadvantages are very clear when considering it in the context of a methodology such as Structured Programming.
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    Originally posted by j0nas
    Me too. I only use goto for cleanup/error handling (jumping downwards, never upwards). This is (according to me) a good, defensive programming style.
    I think for error handling try/catch provides equivalent capability and most C++ programmers would use try/catch.
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    Originally posted by Paul McKenzie
    A request for anyone voting that they use goto regularly in a C++ program:

    Please tell us the name of your software product(s) where you have used goto regularly.


    Indeed a very good request, I would be interested in these as well...

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    Originally posted by TDM
    Just as a side note. I performed a search on my entire VC++.NET directory for goto and it returned 2287 hits.
    Well..what did you expect?

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    Originally posted by John E
    I also use goto for cleanup. In my case I implement both cleaning up and error checking via a #define'd macro which uses goto. It's the only use I've ever found for it - but I do use that macro in every program I write.
    Okay...that makes two evil things at the same time...macros and goto's...

    As being pointed out, for error handling there are much better techniques than using 'goto' - of course this is only my view of the thing...

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    Originally posted by Andreas Masur
    As being pointed out, for error handling there are much better techniques than using 'goto' - of course this is only my view of the thing...
    Not in C (btw: I don't combine goto:s and macros).

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    Originally posted by Andreas Masur
    Indeed a very good request, I would be interested in these as well...
    What do you and others find interesting in knowing that? Do you think source codes that have goto:s in them are bad software or what?

    PS. I've already mentioned, in this thread, the product name I'm developing.

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