Vadim Zaytsev aka @grammarware

BabyCobol: GO TO

a statement to branch unconditionally to a paragraph within a program

Format

Remarks

branching outside an active LOOP terminates its iteration
branching outside paragraphs being PERFORMed terminates the performance and forfeits the call place, acting as a redirected return
the argument can be a field name, possibly being reassigned at runtime with MOVE
See a separate example showcasing the interplay between PERFORM and GO TO.

Origins

CLIST   GOTO
COBOL   GO TO
FORTRAN   GO TO
PL/I   GO TO
REXX   SIGNAL
RPG   GOTO

BabyCobol is a project by Dr. Vadim Zaytsev a.k.a. @grammarware. Page last updated in October 2023.

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