goto statement

Also known as GOTO, GO TO, go to, unconditional jump, goto

thumb|right|upright|"GOTO" key on the 1982 ZX Spectrum home computer, implemented with native [[BASIC (one-key command entry).]]

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Language support
Computed and assigned{{anchor |computed-goto}}{{anchor |assigned-goto}}
ALTER
Perl goto
Emulated goto
PL/I label variable
Examples
Criticism
More accepted patterns
Alternatives
Structured programming
Exception handling
Tail call
Coroutine
Continuation
See also
Notes
References

thumb|right|upright|"GOTO" key on the 1982 ZX Spectrum home computer, implemented with native [[BASIC (one-key command entry).]]

In computer programming, goto is a control flow statement that transfers control to another line of source code. Unlike a function call that supports returning to the point of call, goto does not. The statement is denoted differently by programming language; some use lowercase (), some use uppercase (), and others are case-insensitive. A few languages make the statement two words (i.e. ).