[R] R equivalent to Fortran, GAUSS, or Perl's "goto"

[Warren Lamboy]

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Warren Lamboy wrote:
> Does R have something equivalent to the "goto" in Perl?
> If so, can you please tell me what it is?  I cannot find
> it in the Ref Manual or the Language Manual.

What was true in 1968 is still true now:

http://www.acm.org/classics/oct95/

Of course Perl has one, but then in Perl there's always more than one 
way to shoot yourself in the foot.

Baz



Does that mean the answer to my first question is "No"?

Warren