Goto Statement in C Language

Goto is a jumping statement in c language, which transfers the program's control from one statement to another statement (where the label is defined). In this tutorial, we will learn about goto statement in C Language.

The goto statement is a jump statement, often known as an unconditional jump statement in some situations. Within a function, you can jump from one place to another by using the goto statement.

Syntax of goto Statement:

goto label;
... .. ...
... .. ...
label:
statement;

C Language goto Statement Example:

#include<stdio.h>

void main()
{
   int age;

   printf("Enter you age:");
   scanf("%d", &age);
   if(age>=18)
        goto g; //goto label g
   else
        goto s; //goto label s

   g: //label name
     printf("you are Eligible\n");
     return;
   s: //label name
     printf("you are not Eligible");
}

Enter you age:12
you are not Eligible

Enter you age:23
you are Eligible

Disadvantages of using goto statement:

• It makes the program confusing, less readable and complex.
• when this is used, the control of the program won't be easy to trace.
• It makes testing and debugging difficult.
• Use of goto can be simply avoided using break and continue statements.