[R] "Goto" loop

[Peter Dalgaard]

megh wrote:
> Is there anything like "goto" loop, which exists in most computer programs?
> e.g. I am looking for this kind of stuff :
> 
> if(i < 6) goto "step-02"
> 
> Any idea?
> 
> Regards,

It doesn't exist, but it can always be replaced by if() {} else {}
constructs. (You don't usually see goto in the class of "functional
programming languages" to which R belongs.  See also
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edsger_W._Dijkstra .)

R does have break, next, and return() which cover some common cases
where goto might be used with some reason.

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