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What is the point of allowing labels in Java when goto is not available? Is there some other way of using/referencing labels that I am unaware of?
by nuclear_eclipse 18y ago
What is the point of allowing labels in Java when goto is not available? Is there some other way of using/referencing labels that I am unaware of?
- deleted 18y ago[deleted]
- 13ren 18y agobreak. One usecase: you have loops nested 3 deep, and you want to end it all when you find something. You label the outermost loop "exit", and then say "break exit;" I think continue can use labels, too. (EDITED)
- jamongkad 18y agoForgive me but this is going to be a bit off topic. I think it's considered poor taste when a hacker decides to utilize nested loops 3 levels deep.
- ricky_clarkson 18y agoI consider it poor taste when a hacker uses a loop (other than a tail call). Nesting is irrelevant.
- gdee 18y agooh... the height of silliness...
- Tichy 18y agoSometimes you might have no other choice? I think there are more important things to worry about than this.