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From: Richard Harnden <richard.nospam@gmail.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Checking the loop variable after the loop has ended (Was: Loops
 (was Re: do { quit; } else { }))
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2025 07:04:53 +0100
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On 25/04/2025 06:50, Janis Papanagnou wrote:
> On 24.04.2025 22:43, Rosario19 wrote:
>> On Fri, 18 Apr 2025 16:07:03 +0100, bart wrote:
>>
>>>>     for (n = NUM_ENTRIES; (n >= 0) && (node[n] != key); --n) continue;
>>
>> using goto label would be as this
>>
>>       n=NUM_ENTRIES
>> L:   if(!((n >= 0) && (node[n] != key))) goto Ex
>>       --n; goto L;
>> Ex:
>>
> 
> You are just showing a low-level transformation of a higher-level
> construct. (I'm sure the professional folks here are familiar with
> such transformations.)
> 
> You are not [seriously] suggesting to use that 'goto' based form
> instead of the 'for' loop, do you?
> 

That's exactly the kind of thing that should be considered harmful.