No GOTO directive in AutoIT...

[charvi]

Hi everyone,

I read in the introduction that AutoIT has no GOTO directive (or removed it). Sure that it might be seen as an obsolete directive however it would have been a lot easier in some circumstances, to branch directly to a certain point of the program...

For example, instead of jumping testing codes, I need to remark them now.

My actual problem is how to prematurely exit a function if a condition needs to.

Func Test($a)
   If $a = 0 Then [goto end]

  ; do stuff here

:end
EndFunc

I don't see how to do that without GOTO. Who has an idea?

[November]

Hi there,

Func Test($a)
   If $a = 0 Then out()
 ; do stuff here

:end
EndFunc

Func out()
    exit
Endfunc

Cheers

[monoceres]

Is "Return" the keyword you're looking for?

[Bert]

GOTO is evil. Don't ask for it, talk about it, hint at it. Use functions. Functions are far better than GOTO. Mods and Devs get mad when one ask for GOTO. People have been dorked by mods when asking for GOTO. You have been been enlightened.....

enjoy!

[charvi]

@November: No, that's not the solution, because EXIT seems to end the entire program. I only want to exit the function. I might be wrong but why do you call a function containing only Exit (to exit the Out() function???) instead of If $a = 0 Then Exit ??? I'm completely puzzled...

@monoceres: No, Return is not what I'm looking for. It is used to return a value, but I have nothing to return

@Volly: I know, that's the text I have read. I accept it too. But then I need a list of BEFORE:....GOTO.... AFTER:........... (stay home?)

[November]

AutoIt isn't so obedient as others

You can't say him go to...

LOL

Cheers

[monoceres]

@monoceres: No, Return is not what I'm looking for. It is used to return a value, but I have nothing to return

Try it and be amazed

test()

Func test()
    Return
    MsgBox(0,"Nope","Not showing")
EndFunc

[November]

Try it and be amazed

test()

Func test()
    Return
    MsgBox(0,"Nope","Not showing")
EndFunc

Dogmatic.. how can AutoIT return if he doesn't go to??? LOL

Cheers m8

[charvi]

Try it and be amazed

test()

Func test()
    Return
    MsgBox(0,"Nope","Not showing")
EndFunc

YES monoceres !!! I AM very AMAZED !!!

I must now say that RETURN was indeed what I was looking for !!!

Thank you for the example!