PL/SQL Goto

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PL/SQL GOTO Statement

In PL/SQL, GOTO statement makes you able to get an unconditional jump from the GOTO to a specific executable statement label in the same subprogram of the PL/SQL block.

Here the label declaration which contains the label_name encapsulated within the << >> symbol and must be followed by at least one statement to execute.

Syntax:

GOTO label_name;

Here the label declaration which contains the label_name encapsulated within the << >> symbol and must be followed by at least one statement to execute.

GOTO label_name;
 ..
..
<>
Statement;

Example of PL/SQL GOTO statement

Let's take an example of PL/SQL GOTO statement.

DECLARE
   a number(2) := 30;
BEGIN
   <>
   -- while loop execution 
   WHILE a < 50 LOOP
      dbms_output.put_line ('value of a: ' || a);
      a := a + 1;
      IF a = 35 THEN
         a := a + 1;
         GOTO loopstart;
      END IF;
   END LOOP;
END;
/

After the execution of above code, you will get the following result:

value of a: 30
value of a: 31
value of a: 32
value of a: 33
value of a: 34
value of a: 36
value of a: 37
value of a: 38
value of a: 39
value of a: 40
value of a: 41
value of a: 42
value of a: 43
value of a: 44
value of a: 45
value of a: 46
value of a: 47
value of a: 48
value of a: 49

Statement processed.

Restriction on GOTO statement

Following is a list of some restrictions imposed on GOTO statement.

Cannot transfer control into an IF statement, CASE statement, LOOP statement or sub-block.
Cannot transfer control from one IF statement clause to another or from one CASE statement WHEN clause to another.
Cannot transfer control from an outer block into a sub-block.
Cannot transfer control out of a subprogram.
Cannot transfer control into an exception handler.

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