# C++ keyword: `goto`

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### Usage

- `goto` statement: as the declaration of the statement

### Example

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    #include <cassert>
    #include <string>

    [[nodiscard]] auto get_first_line(const std::string& string)
    {
        std::string first_line{};
        for (const auto character : string)
            switch (character)
            {
                case '\n':
                    goto past_for; // breaks from 'range-for loop'
                default:
                    first_line += character;
                    break;
            }
    past_for:
        return first_line;
    }

    int main()
    {
        assert(get_first_line("Hello\nworld!") == "Hello");
    }

### See also

- `if` statement: `if`, `else`

- `constexpr` `if` statement: `constexpr` (`constexpr` `if` statement)

(since C++17)

- `consteval` `if` statement: `consteval` (`consteval` `if` statement)

(since C++23)

- `switch` statement: `switch`, `case`
- `default` (as case label declaration) etc: `default`

- `continue` statement: `continue`
- `break` statement: `break`
- `return` statement: `return`

- `co_return` statement (return from a coroutine): `co_return`

(since C++20)

- `do-while` loop and `while` loop: `do`, `while`
- `for` loop and range-based `for` loop: `for`

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