Goto Statement

Allows us to jump to a label within the same function. We can also use the break or continue to jump to a label. However, they only work when used inside a for or switch statement.

On the otherhand, goto statement doesn't have that restriction. It can be used from almost anywhere as long as we're inside the same function.

Example

The goto statement as well as the loop label makes the if statement behave like a real loop.

loop:
	if i < 3 {
        fmt.Println("looping...")
		i++
		goto loop
	}

    fmt.Println("done!")
}

Output

looping...
looping...
looping...
done!

Usage

go run main.go