What is the use of goto statement?

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The goto statement in C language is used to transfer control unconditionally from one point in the program to another. It allows jumping to a labeled statement within the same function.
  Syntax:  



goto label;
...
label:
    // Statements to execute



  Example:  

#include 

int main() {
    int num = 5;

    if (num == 5) {
        goto skip;  // Jump to the label "skip"
    }

    printf("This line will be skipped.
");

skip:
    printf("Jumped to the label using goto.
");

    return 0;
}




When to Use goto:

When breaking out of deeply nested loops.
When handling error conditions to jump to a cleanup block.

When to Avoid goto:

It makes code hard to read and difficult to debug.
It can lead to spaghetti code, reducing maintainability.

Better Alternatives:

Use loops, functions, and conditional statements (if-else, switch-case) instead of goto for better structured programming.

What is the use of goto statement?

Answer with Explanation

When to Use `goto`:

When to Avoid `goto`:

Better Alternatives: