The reason why the goto command is not generally used in perl (and other languages) is that it does not force the developer to have a theoretical framework for the program. It creates 'spagetti code' where a person working on the code or trying to understand what the developer has done has to follow a rabbit tunnel of goto directions. A direct alternative is using sub procedures which not only perform the same goto like movement, but can use parameters and return values as well.
"Thomas Browner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Does perl have a goto command. For example if you tell scrip to do > something and it returns a 1 then it should go to a block of code that > does something else. > > Thanks, > Thomas Browner > > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
